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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:
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: drjohn favour <drjohnfavour_k3@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <drjohnfavour_500@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 03:01:41 -0600
Subject: CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION



CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND
P.O. BOX 12195
LAGOS NIGERIA

Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/06
CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION Attn: Honorable Contractor, With reference to the new fiscal policy of this new Goverment of
Alhaji Umaru Musa Yara'dua.We apologise for the delay of your contract part payment and all the inconvenience we might have caused you. The vision to encourage foreign investors by creating an enabling environment or policies for investment the Federal Government of Nigeria has resolved to pay foreign contractors owed and also please to inform you that, we have been been able to tap into the Information Technology super highway of e-banking and e-commerce,as a result we are ready to pay you: (1)By Draft directly through diplomatic courrier means(2)By Swift Transfer to a nominated account of yours. You have the option to indicate in your response to this notification. Meanwhile your name and address sir, is on the list of major contractors yet to receive their payments for different projects mentioned in my record. Please note that from the record for your outstanding contract payment we have been directed and mandated to pay to you $12.7M only as part payment with the balance payable in the first fiscal quarter of 2008. Meanwhile provide the following information to confirm and update your records as contained in the file CBN/IRD/CBX/021/06 to facilitate your payment. (1) Your full name(2) Phone, fax and mobile #(3) Position and address(4) Profession, age and marital status(5)Nationality Yours Sincerely,
Dr.johnfavour(CHIEF CASHIER)CENRAL BANK OF NIGERIA(CBN)
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