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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "accredited attorney" (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)
  • "www.cenbank.org" (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 free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • stevemazzie12@mail.ru (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Steve Mazzie" <stevemazzie@mailqatar.com>
Reply-To: <stevemazzie12@mail.ru>
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:56:04 +0300
Subject: PAYMENT AUTHORIZATION APPROVED ORDER NO. NNPC/CBN/FGN/VXX104/08

PAYMENT AUTHORIZATION APPROVED ORDER NO. NNPC/CBN/FGN/VXX104/08

Dear Sir,

I decided to contact you because of the prevailing security report reaching my office concerning your unclaimed inheritance payment fund. The Paying Bank has planned to transfer your inheritance sum of Twelve Million, Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$12,700, 000.00) into your nominated bank account in your favor. Alternatively the Bank can equally deliver the fund to you through immunity cash delivery system of payment.

The bank has concluded plans to change all documents relating to the fund in your name for prove of ownership as nest of kin to your late cousin's fund through our accredited attorney, since all former documents is still in your late cousin's name.

You should therefore contact and reply this letter to the Bank Payment Coordinator (Steve Mazzie, Tel. +44 2071797777, Email: stevemazzie12@mail.ru) as he has been empowered and authorized to handle either transferring of the fund into your nominated bank account through direct Telegraphic Electronic Transfer Payment System (TETPS) or Cash Delivery Payment System (CDPS).

Please indicate method of payment that is convenient for you to receive the fund immediately as all modalities has been put in place for payment of the fund in your favor to avoid returning of the fund back to Federal Government Treasury Account at the end of this month as unclaimed fund. You should the before forward your Contact Address,Banking Information, Telephone & Fax and Copy of your International Passport or Driving License for identification.


Best Regards,

Alhaji Umaru B Girei
Executive Secretary
Board of Directors
Central Bank of Nigeria
www.cenbank.org

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