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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:
  • "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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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: barrister frank chukwu <barristerfrankchukwu@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:25:46 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Central Bank of Nigeria. Outstanding Contract Payment


Central Bank of Nigeria.
Presidential Liaison Complex,
Ikoyi, Lagos

Att:Sir/Madam,

Re-Confirmation of Instruction to Release your Outstanding Contract Payment of US$12,500,000.00 on Contract NO: NNPC/POX/FAX/KADREF-539/04 to the below Account Information.

This is to notify you that with the directive of the constituted Senate Committee Panel on Settlement for all outstanding contract payments on contracts awarded, executed and commissioned between 1999-2006 by the Federal Government of Nigeria own firms,this department of the Apex bank Nigeria (Central Bank of Nigeria) on the starting of the month of November published the names of the beneficiaries that are due for the settlement which you happened to be one of the beneficiaries, and the below named person responded to the publication in person stating that she is your representative, also submitting the below banking details for the transfer of the said fund on your advice.

Submitted Information's.

NAME:JANET RAMNARINE.
1759 WOODVIEW AVE. PICKERING ONT. LIVIS.
BANK NAME: BANQUE CREDIT.SUISSE.
1211 GENEVE 70,SWITZERLAND.
A/C NO: 025152835962.
A/C NAME: FINA TRD S.A.

With the changes of some of the information's to the one's in the file that was handed over to us, we then became suspicious of her and her claim, thereby making it necessary that this office communicate with you to reconfirmation that yes you are aware of this and did authorized her so that the bank can carry on with the process of the release of the payment.

PLEASE, DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE, AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS FROM YOU. YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FILL AND SEND THIS INFORMATION'S FOR VERIFICATIONS PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR FUND VALID US$12.5M US DOLLARS WILL BE REMITTED INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT.

THIS FUND IS AS A RESULT OF INHERITANCE ON YOUR BEHALF. INFORMATION NEEDED FROM YOU FOR VERIFICATION IS AS FOLLOW:

1. YOUR NAME:..............................
2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS:...................................
3. YOUR TELEPHONE ..................
4. FAX.................................................
5. AGE..................................................
6. SEX:..
7. YOUR BANKING INFORMATION .........

AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THIS, WE WILL COMMENCE WITH ALL NECESSARY PROCEDURES IN OTHER TO REMIT THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT In the next seven banking days if this office fail to receive your respond on the subject matter, we shall go on with the process and if the release is made wrongly for your failure to respond as requested, be informed that the government of Nigeria nor her Apex bank (Central Bank of Nigeria) should not be liable to the outcome.

Respond urgently.

Yours faithfully,
Barr.Frank Chukwu
Director.(CBN)
International Operations Department


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