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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)
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
  • "affidavit " (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)
  • "abuja" (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.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "DR. ABDULAHI USMAN" <abdull001m@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: dr_abdullusman@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:47:43 -0800 (PST)
Subject: YOUR OVER DUE CONTRACT / INHERITANCE FUND


FORM THE OFFICE OF DR.ABDULAHI USMAN,
DIRECTOR TELEX & WIRE,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA,
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE,
GARKI ABUJA.
DIRECT LINE; +234-1-7640111.



Attn: Sir/Madam,

RE- OVER DUE PAYMENT;

I am the new Director Foreign Operations / Telex & Wire CBN . The fact is that you are among one of these contractors that was told that their money has been paid to them by SOLUDO, and actually have not received their contract payment before now, though approvals for your payment have been granted, but there is an issue we will like to clear first before I proceed with the transfer proper. A Lady whose photograph appears in your file Mrs.Janet White from AMERICA came to this office alongside with your Nigeria representative though she claimed that you sent her because you were sick and unable to come over here, with an affidavit he presented was sworn on your behalf, attach with a written power of attorney authorizing the change of your previous account for this new account which she
presented bellow:

NAME: MRS. JANET WHITE
BANK NAME: CITI BANK
BANK ADDRESS: ARIZONA, USA.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 6503809428.

Though all necessary changes and documentation as regards this payment have been made and included here for you to release the numbers of your contract payment.

Release code:CBN/CB/XXXCY/WK3/008/03
FEB NUMBER:00C-03
SEQUENCE NUMBER:NNCB/B12/02/03
TRANSACTION NUMBER:CBN/0080/00XX/03
ASWIFT NUMBER:CBN/RGN/NXX10F/WFT/320
FOREX ALLOCATION NO:CBNA1783WD(578144)

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 for verifications purposes so that your fund valid at US$15.5m US DOLLARSwill be remitted into your nominated bank account. This fund is as result of inheritance on your behalf. The infomation needed for verification is as follow:

(1) Your Full Name And Address:
(2) Your Age,Sex and Marital Status:
(3) Your Occupation:
(4) Your Telephone/Fax Number:
(5) A Copy of Your working ID / Drivers Licence or Int'L Passport


Our suspicion arises from the swiftness with which the process of transferring the beneficiary from you to Mrs Janeth White was hastily facilited by top officials of the ministry and Central Bank of Nigeria . But we in this office owe it as an obligation to confirm from you the reason for this sudden change before payment of any sort can be effected because we would not want to make any mistake in this course of discharging our duty by payment into a wrong account, as it has happened in the past. ln respect of this present situation, it is almost important that you get back to this office without further delay to confirm the authenticity of the sudden change because this office would not want to be held responsible for any miss direction of contract fund.

You are therefore warn to stop any further communication with any person or group of people for security reason. Please Confirm To Us the Genuineness or Otherwise of the Above claim to enable us act on the payment as all basic requirement for the release of the fund have been certified.Note that we are bond to reorganise Mrs. Janeth White Claim to this payment if you fail to respond to this inquiry.

Your Faithfully.
Dr. Abdulahi Usman
Director Telex & Wire
Central Bank of Nigeria
Direct Line; +234-1-7640111.







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