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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:
  • "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.
  • +2348073333764 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "infocontact efccoffice4" <infocontactefccoffice1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: infocontactefccoffice@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 01:23:05 -0700
Subject: TRANSFER FRAUD ALERT/ ATTEMPTED DIVERSION OF FUNDS.


DR.(MR.)NURU RIBADU
NIGERIA FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
FEDERAL SECRETARIAT COMPLEX, GARKI ABUJA.

TRANSFER FRAUD ALERT/ ATTEMPTED DIVERSION OF FUNDS.

ATTENTION:

Permit me the pleasure of introducing my self as Dr.Nuru Ribadu. I am the
Director of the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU). I am writing you
in respect to the transfer of funds you have been expecting from Nigeria.
The Federal Government of Nigeria through the Presidency Umaru Musa
Yar'Adua, has mandated the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit to compensate
all foreigner's who in one way or the other has been in illegal transaction.


The purpose for this is to regain the lost glory of our great country and to
also show the entire world that this government is highly ready to fight
against corruption in every sector in Nigeria be it in the finance
institution, oil and communication sector in the last three year's Nigeria
has the worst name in corruption in the world, we were rated in the world as
one of the most corrupted nation in the world and its not a good name to us.
Due to the effort, sincerity, courage and trustworthiness of people like you
and the entire world has showed in helping Nigeria to fight corruption
unlike Microsoft who just signed a contract with the Nigeria Government
through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. (EFCC) an organization
that was formed by this same government to fight corruption in all sector's
in the country, including the FBI, INTERPOL, BRITISH GOVERNMENT and the
whole world that has been helping us in arresting those that has been
involved in advance fee fraud locally and international.

Following the recent bills passed by the house of assembly and presidency,
we have been cross checking all financial transaction in all financial
institutions in the country and it has come to our notice that your funds
has been withheld. But besure of the fact that we are the monitoring unit on
all financial matters in the presidency,(CBN), and all commercial
institution here in Nigeria.

This office wishes to inform you that your funds has been re-directed
according to the financial law and power vested on us by the presidency to
appoint the paying institution (CBN) to all debts owned by this great
nation, as the funds mapped (USD1 B) out in the recent budget by the
president of the country, RTD.GEN.CHIEF UMORU MUSA YAR ADUA, has been
deposited with the (CBN).

We have your funds file presently with us, based on this you are advised to
stop any correspondence with any office regarding your payment as they can
not pay you, as your funds has moved out from their reach.failure to comply,
do not hold us responsible for any mistake, for your funds to be paid to
you, you are urgently advised under 48 hours to contact this officewith the
under mentioned information for reconfirmation of the your details we are
having at hand so that we may know that we are dealing with the rightful
person for compensation.

1) YOUR NAME IN FULL
2) YOUR FULL POSTAL ADDRESS AND NAME OF WHERE YOU ARE
WORKING
3) PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER
4) YOUR RECEIVING ACCOUNT INFORMATION
5) A SCAN COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION CARD (eg.
INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT/DRIVERS LICENCE)
6) YOUR EXPECTED AMOUNT TO BE PAID.

Note that your funds will not exceed 7 working days from the date of the
receipt of the above information, as long as you have fulfilled all
obligations.

Thanks for your understanding and we are deeply sorry for the inconveniences
this has caused you all this while. Call this office on telephone number
+234 -8073333764, for oral and important discuss onto your funds. On the
receipt of the above information from you, we can then send you a draft of
the said amount for compensation as a victim of scam.

YOUR CO-OPERATION WOULD BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED IN THESE
REGARDS.
BEST REGARDS

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