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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:
  • "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "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: Sani Ahmed <sani10ahmed@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <saniahhmmeedd@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:28:29 -0800
Subject: Your contract sum of US$15, 000 000.00 is approved for payment
reply urgent.



Debt Reconsination and Foreign Contract Payment,Central Bank of NigeriaTinubu Squar Lagos.
Dear Beneficiary,
We the Central Bank of Nigeria wish to inform you that we have been instructed by the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to release without further delay your over due approved contract payment of US$15, 000 000.00.
We were also instructed to rlease your contract sum in cash payment and deliver it in a crate to your doorstep through a diplomatic courier company working under the Federal Government for compitent an safe delivery.
We therefore, need you to send to us immediately the following information for your claim of your fund and to update our record and forward to the Senate as we release your fund and deliver to you by the concerned diplomatic courier company as approved by the federal govnt.
Send to us immediately: (1) Your name in full,
(2) Your address,
(3) Your telephone, cell phone and fax number,
(4) Copy of your international passport or driver’s license or national ID to avoid any wrong payment.
We lookforward to your immediate response.
Dr. Sani Mohammad Ahmed,Director for Foreign Payment,Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

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