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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:
  • "to 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)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • +2348022857077 (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.
  • amosadamu2yk@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Senator Prince Amos Adamu" <amos.adamu@fitted20.com>
Reply-To: amosadamu2yk@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 16:57:31 +0000
Subject: PLEASE RESPOND IMMEDIATELY !!




FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY,
SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN CONTRACT PAYMENT
ABUJA.

Website:http://www.nigeria.gov.ng/

Ref:CBN/OHG/00X09/2008.

TEL. +234-802-285-7077

Reply to My Direct Email : amosadamu2yk@gmail.com

FROM DESK OF : Chairman - Senate Committee on Foreign Contract Payment

Att:Beneficiary/Contractor

STOP ORDER FROM THE PRESIDENCY:

This is to bring to your notice about the due process of youroutstanding contractual payment which was suspended by the Central Bankof Nigeria there by stopping the telex unit to pause the transfer ofyour contract fund to your nominated bank account.

As a result of this development verification conducted by theFinance Ministry in conjunction with the Debt Verification Panel onyour contract case file has been endorsed for payment awaiting yourconfirmations. In view of several efforts already made by us to contactyou for the following reasons based on the new account submitted tothis office on your behalf:

(1) My Office desks have just received a sworn affidavit from yourrepresentative that we should re-route your payment into a new bankaccount number as stated: VACAP Federal Credit Union, 1700 Robin HoodRoad, Richmond, VA 23220.Account number 32501.of Mr.RAINER HESSE. Thesum of US$10.5m USD. (Ten Million, Five Hundred Thousand United StatesDollars Only) being a part payment of your funds.

(2) Please, confirm to our department if you have instructed Mr.RAINER HESSE to appoint an attorney/agent on your behalf thereby askingthat they receive cash call remittance on your behalf.

(3) It have come to our notice that you are being contacted byunauthorized individuals with respect to your contract payment butunfortunately this office is not aware of your unofficial dealings andwarned that it is at your own risk.

(4) Please, also confirm if you have authorized Mr. RAINER HESSE tochange your banking particulars to the following particulars statedbelow: VACAP Federal Credit Union, 1700 Robin Hood Road, Richmond, VA23220. Accountnumber 3250163 Also re-confirm your Contract Number,Contract Amount, Private Telephone and Fax number, your e-mail address,Office or home address so that we can cross-check it with our filerecords.

We have decided to contact you for re-verification because wesuspected that Mr. RAINER HESSE is trying to divert your money throughthe sworn affidavit into a new different bank account. You are advisedto call me or email back upon the receipt of this mail to enable me onhow to go about this matter.

Yours faithfully,

Senator Prince Amos Adamu (M.O.N.)

Committee Chairman
Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs (Contract Payment)
We write this to you On behalf :-
PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA (GCFR) Warning:
This communiqu is from the PRESIDENTIAL BOARD OF TRUSTEE ONCONTRACT PAYMENT upon the advice of the Presidential adviser onContract are advised to adhere strictly to directive. Any fundbeneficiary who ignores instruction will be doing so at his own riskand should not blame the Federal Government Of Nigeria for non-paymentof their contract funds. Website:http://www.nigeria.gov.ng/

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