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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:
  • "your payment is being processed" (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)
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
  • "million dollars" (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)
  • "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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: TUNDE LEMO <federal_republic_of_nigeria_13@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <tunde_lemo_of_nig@yahoo.es>
Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 16:57:57 +0100
Subject: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION





CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIATINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,LAGOS-NIGERIA


From The Desk Tunde LemoInternational Remittance Department Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.

ATTENTION:SIR/MADAM
Following the protest of the International Community, The World Bank, IMF and the instruction by the President and Commander in Chief of the armed forces (General Umaru Musa Yar'adua
) that all outstanding forieghn debts especially next of kin payment should be released to the benefeciaries forthwith unconditionally.
From the records of outstanding debts due for payment with the Federal government of Nigeria your name was discovered as next on the list of the outstanding, who have not received their payments. We wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be Released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that from my record in my file your outstanding contract payment is us$16million dollars(Sixteen Million United States Dollars).
Please re-confirm to me if this is online with what you have in your record and also re-confirm to me the followings. 1) Your full name. 2) Phone, fax and mobile #. 3) company name, position and address.4)profession, age and marital status.5) Copy of int'l passport,drivers linsense,or any valid ID card. As soon as this information's are received, yourpayment will be made To you by KTT central bank of Nigeria direct Wire Transfer for you to your bank and you confirm it. YOURS SINCERELY, Tunde LemoInternational Remittance Department, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
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