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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "million 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)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
  • debt_nig_payment@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Alfred Duugh" <foreigndebtpayment@fastwebmail.it>
Reply-To: debt_nig_payment@sify.com
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 11:41:14 +0100
Subject: URGENT NOTIFICATION BACK TO THIS OFFICE FOR YOUR CLAIM


Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CGX/NNPC/021/08
From The Desk of:General Alfred Duugh
Chief Director of Foreign Debt Allocation
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)

CENTRAL BANK CONTRACTORS/INHERITORS ONLY.

Greetings; Respected Contractor/Inheritors,

Apologies, for the delay of your contract payment and all the inconveniences
and inflict that we might have indulge you through. Apparently, we are
having problems with our payment system, which is inexplicable, and it has
held us isolated and indolent, not having the aspiration to devote our 100%
assiduity in authorizing foreign contract payments.

During the auditing of all financial records of the Central Bank of
Nigeria(CBN) in the second of this payment quarter of 2008, it was
discovered from the records of our foreign contractors/inheritance
(CONTRACTOR'S PAYOUT) due for payment with the Federal Government of Nigeria
in the year 2007 that your name and company is next on the list of those who
will be receiving their fund.

Also note that from the record in our file, your outstanding
contract/inheritance payment is US$25.7 million dollars (Twenty five million
seven hundred thousand united states dollars) but US$15 million dollars has
been approved for contractor's payout, and will be transferred immediately
to your nominated bank account you wish to provide.

It is mandatory that any mails should be forwarded to the officer in
charge of your payment on- (debt_nig_payment@sify.com), and also re-confirm
to us your

1) Your full name.

2) Your full address

3) Phone, fax and mobile .

4) Profession, age and marital status

5) Your full banking details

6) your International passport/driver's license

So that we will know if this is inline with what you have in your record to
enable this office proceed and finalize your fund remittance without further
delays.

Thanks for your good understanding, hope to have your response shortly.

Yours truly,
Dr. Alfred Duugh
Director of Foreign Debt Allocation
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)

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