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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found 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: Dr Charles Peterson <charlesp20030@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <drcharlesp200l@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:39:08 +0000
Subject: From Dr Charles Peterson



FROM THE DESK OF:DR CHARLES PETERSON.DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE,FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC,LAGOS-NIGERIA. ATTENTION:BENEFICIARY,
YOUR INHERITANCE FUNDS OF $9.5M THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS HAS BEEN GAZZETED TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER (KTT )-DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER TO YOU BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE FUNDTRANSFER. THIS EXERCISE WAS CARRIED OUT BY THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION OF THIS NATION AS IT'S LITTLE CONTRIBUTION TO HELP IN THE INDUSTRIALISATION/DEVELOPMENTAL BENEFIT IN THE ECONOMIC SECTOR AROUND THE GLOBE AND SOME FOREIGN CONTRACTORS/CANDIDATES WERE FAVORED IN THIS. THIS PAYMENTS WERE NOT ISSUED OUT TO THE BENEFICIARIES THEN DUE TO SOME SWINDLERS STRATEGISING TO INHERIT THE FUNDS HERE,IN A BID TO ACTUALISE THIS GOAL,THIS PRESENT ADMINISTRATION HAS MANDATED ME TO ISSUE OUT PAYMENT AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE CURRENT INSTITUTION/BANK THAT IS TO SEE TO THIS SCHEME. MEANWHILE,A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER,CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE.HERE ARE HER INFORMATIONS: NAME : MRS JANET WHITEBANK NAME: CITI BANK,YORK.ACCOUNT Number: 6503809428. PLEASE,DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE ,AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS FROM YOU SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE HELDRESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME.THE RESERVE BANK GOVERNOR,EXECUTIVE, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVERDUE INHERITANCE FUND HAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS REPUTABLE BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE / FOREIGN OPERATIONS,TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN INHERITTANCE FUNDS BEFORE THE YEAR RUNS OUT. HOWEVER,WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS.WHITE,IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY. CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN. BEST REGARDS,
DR CHARLES PETERSONDIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE FOREIGNOPERATIONS DEPT,UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC,LAGOS-NIGERIA.ALL FOREIGN INHERITTANCE FUNDS,CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR,BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD]ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA
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