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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:
  • "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
  • "insurance fee " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
  • "certified bank draft" (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • +2348074386084 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • fwilscbn.ipdunit@jmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Justus Adams" <mr.justada@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: mr.justada1@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:55:17 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Cheque has been issued in your favour ,contact Mr. Frank Wilson I P D UNIT (CBN).


I have been directed by (CBN) to contact you in respect of your cheque of $1,000,000.00. as your beneficiary part payment of CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUND TO YOU THROUGH OUR CREDIT/DEBIT ANNEX BANK NAT WEST BANK PLC/ BANQUE POPULAIRE DE FRANCE BANK, WHERE (CBN) HAS AN ACCOUNT AND THE CHEQUE HAS BEEN ALSO ISSUED IN YOUR FAVOUR FOR SOME TIME NOW, WHICH IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION BY THE NEW ELECTED PRESIDENT UMARU MUSA YAR'DUA (GCFR) FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.

So we have successfully raised a certified bank cheque in your favour to the tune of One Million United States Dollars Only as part payment Out of your owed contract fund by FGN. Most importantly now, your Urgent action is highly needed as to pick up the original copy of the cheque by you and further get it cashed. Based on that I hereby inform you to choose one out of these two options available:(A) You are to come down to my office in Nigeria and pick up your cheque as agreed between you beneficiary and FGN, FEC, FMF after the meeting held or (B) Your cheque can be send to you through Courier Company upon your request, and the courier cost/insurance fee will be taking care by you the beneficiary of the cheque. So, you have the opportunity to choose one out of the options and gets back to me for the original copy of your cheque.

Please be informed that DHL, FedEx, UPS and postal mail in Nigeria does not dispatch banking documents like cheque, because of the EFCC laws on money laundering now in Nigeria, but we are going to use the services of Bankers Courier, which is an affiliated courier to Banks in Nigeria, for the services of dispatching banking documents such as certified Bank Draft and other Bank Vital Documents out of Nigeria, they will accept to deliver an open cheque like this on the condition that the cheque must have to be Insured.

Also the insurance fees are refundable upon the receipt of the classified bank cheque; the courier company will refund your US$800:00 insurance fees to you. The insurance fee is to enable the courier company monitor your cheque until you confirm it in your address. Once you receive the packaged (classified bank cheque), you have to deposit it in your bank as to enable your bank or any Royal Bank around to cash the cheque.

You are to contact Mr. Frank Wilson I P D UNIT (CBN) who is in position of dispatching your certified bank cheque. Tel: +234-807 438 6084 fwilscbn.ipdunit@jmail.co.za with the following information as listed below. 1. Full name..................... 2.address were you want them to send the cheque........... 3. Phone and fax number..................... 4.your age and current occupation.................... 5. Next of kin................................... 5. Attach copy of your identification........................

Note: You have to stop any further communications with any other person(s) or office(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your payment. Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (IPD/CBN-04028) so you have to indicate this code when contacting. Mr.Frank Wilson. I P D UNIT (CBN) by using it as your subject.

Best Regards,
Mr. Justus Adams.


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