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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "abuja" (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.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348033042508 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • drgoodluck_jonathan@o2.pl
  • babaganaking2007@gawab.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Alh. Babagana Kingibe" <babaganaking-ibe@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <babaganaking2007@gawab.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 01:50:04 +0000
Subject: OFFICIAL LETTER FROM THE OFFICE PRESIDENCY FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
NIGERIA



THE PRESIDENCY OFFICE OF ALHAJI UMORU MUSA YAR ADUAPRESIDENT& COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCESFEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA


Date; 12th Sept. 2007

The Desk Of: ALHAJI BABAGANA KINGIBE SECRETARY GEN. TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENTOF NIGERIA
ABUJA-NIGERIA OUR REF: FRN/FEC/0009 Attn: ALL GOVERNMENT PARASTATALS/BANKS/AGENCY/CONTRACTORS/CLIENTSRE: OFFICIAL LETTER FROM THE OFFICE PRESIDENCY FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIAFOR STRICT ATTENTION OF: ALL FOREIGN CONTRACT AND INHERITANCE CLAIMANTS. This is to inform you, the Central Bank of Nigeria, The Federal Ministry of Finance, Debt Management Office, All various Committee and offices for Foreign Payment, All Foreign and Affiliate Offshore payment centers, First Bank of Nigeria, Union Bank of Nigeria, United Bank of Africa and all Government Affiliate Banks, foreign Contractors, Inheritance beneficiary with the Federal Government of Nigeria that a new government of ALhaji Umoru Musa Yar Adua has been inaugurated on the 29th May 2007.Our new financial adviser has brought to our notice the enormous debt the past government of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo is owing both local and foreign clients, which is now inherited by this government and we the new constituted Federal Executive Council headed by : ALhaji Umoru Musa Yar Adua; President Federal Repulic of Nigeria is very displeased with. We have seen this as an ugly and unprecedented way to run a government that MUST succeed and therefore taken up this enormous task of paying hundred 100% all our foreign client/contractors/inheritance beneficiary and 70% local client/contractors. We wish to draw back the confidence bestowed upon this nation that has since been lost due to inefficiency of the past administration by withdrawing the sum US$3,000,000,000.00 from our US$43,000,000,000.00 foreign reserve with the World Bank for these payments.A new Board by the name FEDERAL DEBT MANAGEMENT BOARD (FDMB) has been constituted to take full responsibility in paying all client/contractors/inheritance beneficiary and this board is headed by the Vice President; Federal Republic of Nigeria Dr. Goodluck Jonathan. All client/contractors/inheritance beneficiary are hereby Mandated to contact the Vice President; Federa Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan on the below stated information;Dr. Goodluck Jonathan The Chairman FEDERAL DEBT MANAGEMENT BOARD (FDMB)
Direct Telephone: +234 80330-42508Email: drgoodluck_jonathan@o2.pl You are also mandated to reconfirm afresh the following information for confirmation, approval and payment; 1. Full Name (in capital letters) 2. Contact address 3. Direct telephone and fax number4. Total Amount owed (contract or inheritance claims)5. Banking information to receive the fund

6 Driver's license or International passport

WARNING! We have been fully informed by the security operative, the Nigerian Police Force, The FBI Scotland Yard, Home security and the UK monitoring Security Agency of the activities of miscreants, criminal and international fraud syndicate who are at standby to infiltrate and sabotaging this noble assignment and we have subsequently set up a formidable security gadget with the help of foreign security agencies to trap them. We hereby WARN and ADVICE our client (YOU) to cease further correspondence with any other agency/organization/parastatal/bank/offshore agency and security company and contact the above office headed by the vice President for the immediate wire of your fund. If after receiving this notice and warning we still discover that you are still in correspondence with any other agency in respect to your payment; your payment will be cancelled with immediate effect and we will see you as a co-conspirator with these criminals.

This government is out to make deference and we will not be deterred.
Congratulations and thank you for your understanding and Cooperation as you make contact with the Vice President.Yours Faithfully,
BABAGANA KINGIBE.
+23401-4530-571

Pls.Incase of any further attention reach me immediately on this email:babaganaking2007@gawab.com


ALHAJI UMORU MUSA YAR ADUA PRESIDENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
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