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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • +22993893927 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "CBN PAYMENTBN" <cbn_paymantbeninrp@latinmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 22:07:29 +0100 (CET)
Subject: IMMEDIATE PAYMENT NOTIFICATION


FROM THE DESK OF CBN
CONTRACT CHARMAN NNPC
DR.IBRAHIM WILLIAMS
CENTRAL BANK NIGERIA ANEEX BENIN REP
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IMMEDIATE PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
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ATTENTION: CBN CONTRACTOR ,
=20
PAYMENT NOTIFICATION ADVICE OF THE YEAR. IN OUR RESPONSE TO INSTRUCTION=

FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA TO RELEASE AND PAY ALL FOREIGN
CONTRACT FUNDS TO THEIR BENEFICIARIES, I THE GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL BANK
OF NIGERIA ON THIS DAY ISSUED THE RELEASE OF YOUR FOURTY TWO MILLION
UNITED STATE DOLLARS (USD42MILLION) CONTRACT PAYMENT BY CERTIFIED BANK=

DRAFT.=20
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THIS IS BECAUSE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA HAS DIRECTED THAT ALL=

FOREIGN PAYMENTS AT THIS TIME THAT INVOLVED HUGE SUMS OF MONEY SHOULD
BEPAID BY CLASSIFED BANK DRAFT AS MEASURE TO CHECK TERRORIST ACCOUNT
OPERATION AND TO BE ABLE TO MONITOR EVERY PAYMENT.
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IN LINE WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT,I HAVE THEREFORE SIGNED YOUR PAYMENT
DRAFT.A DRAFT PAYMENT COVERING YOUR (USD42, 000,000,.00) CONTRACT SUM =
HAS
BEEN RAISED IN YOUR FAVOUR TO BE DRAWN FROM CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA OF=
F
SHORE ACCOUNT . AS A MATTER OF URGENCY, YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED TO You=
r
are Advice to followings information:

1) Your full name....................................
2) Phone, fax and mobile#.........................
3) Company name and address......................
4) Profession, age and marital status..................

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SECURITYNO:BECAUSE OF THE INHERENT COMMUNICATION PROBLEM IN NIGERIA ON
EMAIL ADDRES. FORWARD YOUR ADDRESS WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE THE DRATF TOBE=

SENT TO.AND YOUR TELLEPHONE NUMBERS,ALSO YOU CAN AS WELL ARRANGE FOR A=

PHYSICAL COLLECTION OF YOUR DRAFT FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA HER=
E
IN BENIN REP.
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BE WARNED, YOU SHOULD AVOID AND PREVENT ANY THING THAT CAN CAUSE
UNNECESSARY DELAY,AS THIS MAY BE THE LAST OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO RECEI=
VE YOURPAYMENT.
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ONCE AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS.
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YOURS SINCERELY,=20
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DR.IBRAHIM WILLIAMS=20
Contact Award Comitee Charman NNPC Deplomatic
Office Central Bank Nigeria=20
For the release of your contract payment, ,
Call 00229 93893927


Un 2007 de Ins=F3lito, Deporte, Cine o Belleza... =A1Feliz Navidad! htt=
p://pan.starmedia.com/especiales/navidad07/portada/index.html

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