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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:
  • "affidavit of claim" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • sulemantak@mighty.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mark ANTHONY" <mrktony4a@torba.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 04:12:43 -0700
Subject: urgent reply


SECOND QUARTER PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN,
BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON CONTRACT PAYMENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.
CBN.)REF: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/08
FIRST QUARTER PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
AV/CONT/NNPC/FGN/MINF/000/08
ATTN: HONOURABLE BENEFICIARY,

This is to bring to your notice about the due process of your outstanding
contractual payment which was suspended by the Federal ministry of
Finance,Thereby
stopping the telex unit to pause the transfer of your contract fund to your
nominated Bank Account.

As a result of this development,verification conducted by the newly
appointed
Finance Minister in conjuction with Presidential Board of Trustee on Debt
Verification Panel to contact you and let you Know that your contract case
file as
stated thus;(Payment Bill no:cbn/4071/drc/1806/ctfc-313/00.cbn/gov.)(File
no:
fgn/87653)(Allocation no:10x453aa/765)(Payment Code:400326AX)(Sequence no:
ppp/3997/89)(Contract Value: $18.5,000,000 US Dollars (Eighteen Million Five
Hundred
United States Dollars only)has been endorsed for payment and awaiting your
confirmations.

The release of this Contract fund is temporarily on hold, as one Mr.Frank
Crane,came
to my office in company of one Attorney and presented an Affidavit of Claim
and
Deposit certificate showing that you are out of reach regarding your pending
fund,That you died authorised him to come up as your next of kin.

And based on the meeting held with other Directors of your Company,he
(Mr.Frank
Crane) was assigned to follow up the payment and court granted him
authorisation to
your payment as your partner/beneficiary.
He also presented photocopies of your payment releasing document and offered
me the
sum of ($5,000)dollars cash aside the charges fee for the transfer of the
fund which
he accepted to foot the release of the payment to a new account he provided
to
enable me facilitate the final release of the money.
Based on the new Address submitted to this office,my Office desk has just
received a
new contact address from Mr.Frank Crane, to deliver your Payment into a new
address
as stated (100 Wellington Street West ,Suite 1200 ,Toronto , Ontario ,
Canada
,M5K1J3

The total contract value of $18.5,000,000 US Dollars (Eighteen Million Five
Hundred
United States Dollars only)was approved by the presidency for immediate
payment to
Mr.Frank Crane,as your beneficiary/Partner.
(1) Please, confirm to our Bank/Office if you have instructed Mr.Frank
Crane,to
appoint an attorney/agent on your behalf thereby asking that he receives
cash call
Remittance on your behalf as your Partner.
(2) Please,also confirm if you have authorised Mr.Frank Crane,To change your
Residential Address to the above stated address.
We have decided to contact you for re-verification after a research to
source for
your email address from our archive file because we suspected that
Mr.Mr.Frank
Crane,is trying to divert your money through the sworn affidavit to a new
different
address as your Partner Beneficiary.

Therefore,if you are not aware of his motive,to claim this Contractual
Payment on your
behalf as your Partner,Kindly get back to us with the down listed
information
requested for re-confirmation/verifications and for fast and swift release
of the
Fund to you without any Further Delay.
Thus: failure to hear from you within 72hrs,automatically indicates that
Mr.Frank
Crane's
claims are right and the money should be legally paid to him.
(1) Your Full Name: ....................................................
( 2) Your Address in full ............................................
3) Name of City of Residence: _______________
( 4)
Country...................................................................
( 5) Age/Marital Status____________________
( 6) Direct Telephone Number: _____________
( 7) Mobile/ Fax #________________________
( 8) Company Name/Position ________________
( 9) indicate how you want your fund(Either via WIRE TRANSFER/ATM CARD via
Diplomatic Courier)The payment of this money is hereby put on hold until we
receive
a confirmation from you.

Yours Sincerely

Alh. Suleman Takuma.
Chairman,
Board of Trustees

NB: Reply to the following email address for security reasons thus:
sulemantak@mighty.co.za

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