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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:
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • intlremittancedept@ubbi.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3aintlremittancedept@ubbi.com

Fraud email example:

From: "admin info" <infoad@e-mail.ua>
Reply-To: isamohammed@live.com
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:10:00 +0100
Subject: UNPAID BENEFICIARIES


<http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://66.40.18.149/Images/HighResoultion/CBNLogoTrans.gif&imgrefurl=http://66.40.18.149/Contacts/Pix.asp&h=269&w=249&sz=26&hl=en&start=8&tbnid=Q0LtQq_vBNcEOM:&tbnh=113&tbnw=105&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcbn%2Blogo%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG>
DR.ISA MOHAMMED
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTRY
LIVERPOOLSTREET OFF WUSE 3 P.M.B
130,GARIK ABUJA NIGERIA.
Email:intlremittancedept@ubbi.com <Email%3Aintlremittancedept@ubbi.com>
FOR THE URGENT ATTENTION OF OUR UNPAID BENEFICIARIES
ATTN: BENEFICIARY,
BY LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION REACHED ON 29th APRIL 2008 FOLLOWING THE
COMPLAINT AND PETITION RECEIVED BY THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND
COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
NIGERIA (MR. PRESIDENT MUSA YAR DUA ) FROM FOREIGN BENEFICIARIES OVER
THE NON-PAYMENT OF THEIR CLAIMS.
THIS PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON FACT FINDING AND FOREIGN PAYMENT WAS
INAUGURATED TO RELEASE IMMEDIATELY ALL THE PAYMENT THAT HAVE RECEIVED
APPROVAL LIKE YOURS.WE ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED
EVERY ASPECT OF YOUR PAYMENT AND HAVE SUBMITTED A WRITTEN REPORT TO THE
PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA,HOUSE OF SENATE AND THE FEDERAL HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVE SUBCOMMITTEES ON FINANCE AND FOREIGN PAYMENT.
WE ARE GOING TO TRANSFER YOUR PAYMENT UPON RECEIVING YOUR CONFIRMATION
BECAUSE WE ARE CONFUSED ON WHICH ACCOUNT TO MAKE THE TRANSFER INTO AS
WE RECEIVED A SWITZERLAND BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS FROM ONE MR. GARRY
FAULKNER WHO CLAIMED TO BE THE RIGHTFUL BENEFICIARY THEREBY
CONTRADICTING YOUR EARLIER ACCOUNT DETAIL IN OUR DATA BANK.PLEASE
CLARIFY THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION
(1).DID YOU AT ANY POINT TRANSFER YOUR RIGHT OF OWNERSHIP TO ONE
MR.GARRY FAULKNER TO CLAIM AND RECEIVE THE PAYMENT ON YOUR BEHALF?
(2).HIS CLAIM WAS BACKED WITH A "DEED OF AGREEMENT IN HIS FAVOUR THEREBY
INDICATING THE FUND DESTINATION TO THE FOLLOWING ACCOUNT.ACCOUNT
NAME:MR.GARRY FAULKNER,ACCOUNTNO:202-0000-60233 USD, BANK NAME: ANZ
BANK,3200 BASEL, SWITZERLAND, SWIFT CODE: ANZPUS3XXS.ARE YOU AWARE OF
THIS? YOU ARE REQUIRED AS A MATTER OF URGENCY TO CONFIRM THE
LEGITIMACY OF THE ABOVE CLAIM AND THE REASON FOR SUCH CHANGE. IN EVENT
YOU DID NOT AUTHORIZE SUCH CLAIM.PLEASE CONFIRM TO US IMMEDIATELY BY
WAY OF APPLICATION FOR PAYMENT STATING YOUR AUTHENTIC ACCOUNT DETAILS
AND AMOUNT FOR THE AUTHENTICATION AND NORMALIZATION.
ALL LETTERS MUST BE ATTENTIONED TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION,YOU
ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THIS AUTHENTICATION BEFORE THE TRANSFER WILL BE
EFFECTED AS WE ARE BOUND TO RECOGNIZE MR. GARRY FAULKNER'S CLAIM AND
RELEASE THE PAYMENT IF WE DO NOT RECEIVEYOUR SUBMISSION TO THIS ENQUIRY
AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.WE DO NOT HAVE YOUR TEL AND FAX NUMBERS.
HENCE OUR REASON FOR SENDING YOU THIS MESSAGE BY EMAIL.PLEASE INDICATE
YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS. AND CALL ME IMMEDIATELY YOU
READ THIS LETTER FOR MORE QUESTIONING.
REGARDS,
DR.ISA MOHAMMED

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