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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "into your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "to your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: OFFICE OF PRESIDENCY NIGERIA <presidency2007nnig@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <presidency2007nig1@yahoo.de>
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:27:05 -0400
Subject: NIGERIAN FOREIGN PAYMENT INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT [NFPID]



NIGERIAN FOREIGN PAYMENT INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT [NFPID]OFFICE OF THETHE CHIARMAN DR JOHN DOUGLASZaria Street, Off Samuel Akintola Street,Ikoyi 11, Ikoyi-Lagos.DATE 26-07-2007Our Ref: [NFPID]-0XX2/987
>From The Desk of Dr Bisi OmoyemiWEMA BANK PLCBank of Nigeria (NFPID)
RE: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION /FINAL NOTICE.
We refer to your Contract Payment Form "Grade A" approval received From the Office of the Presidency on the above subject, We wish to inform you that your contract payment file underreference has been approved for immediate payment to your nominated bank account immediately after final endorsement of your Fund Release Order Document. We hereby mandate [ Wema Bank Plc] to effect the remittance of this payment US$10.500, 000.00 (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) into your nominated bank account. You are therefore advice to Contact the Head of International Remittance Department of (Wema Bank Plc)Dr Bisi Omoyemi Here In Nigeria on Bank Direct with your your full information¢s such:
1) Your Full Name:2) Phone, Fax And Mobile:3) Company Name, (if any) Position And Address:4) Bank Details: were the fund will be remitted into.5) Profession, Age And Marital Status:6) Copy Of your Int'l Passport/Driving license
For more directives.
Lastly you are warned to disregard other contact with other offices or Banks unless as been directed by this Bank, We are very sorry for the plight you have gone through in the past.
Thanks for adbering to this instruction.
Congratulations!
Best Regards.MR JOHN DOUGLASNIGERIAN FOREIGN PAYMENT INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT [NFPID]

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