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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:
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Lordman Eze" <unionbankoffice2@gala.net>
Reply-To: dr_lordmaneze@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:31:41 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION SOLE BENEFICIARY


UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
36 BROAD STREET, MARINA LAGOS,
NIGERIA TELEGRAM: UNION BROAD BRANCH
BIG, STRONG, RELIABLE
Sort codes: 30-64-72, 30-91-86, 30-97-71
OUR REF: UBN/435/xo/026


ATTENTION SOLE BENEFICIARY,


RE: PAYMENT ON PRINCINPAL AND ACCRUED INTEREST OF US$10.1M


I am the EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR and Head of Swift Transfer Unit of Union Bank of
Nigeria Plc., Lagos-Nigeria


Sometime ago, in our bank your contract money was brought to our bank from
Nigerian Apex Bank, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (C.B.N) For the period of time
this money was in our bank, it generated an interest of US$ 10.1 Million
which is in a DORMANT DOMICILIARY ACCOUNT in your name and favour, which we
are about to pay to you on the instructions from the presidency. As the Apex
Bank is longer in charge of your payment this is due to numerous petitions
against the officials of Central Bank of Nigeria.


For your information and advice, you need to hasten up to pick this Fund
because from time to time the C.B.N auditors do come to our bank to
cross-check our files and our financial update, the earlier you comply with
the demands of the release of the fund, the faster the action, because the
CBN officials wants the accrued interest to be paid to them but we refused,
so when they find out that this interest fund is still in our bank they will
want to call back the money to the Federal Government treasury.


What we need from you now is any form of your identification for example;
your international passport or you're drivers license, then your telephone
and fax number for easy communication with your safety mailing address.


As a matter of fact we don't have enough time to waste since we have wasted
time in contacting our respective customers, so try and comply with the
entire necessary requirement for remittance.


Yours Sincerely,


Professor: Dr. Lordman Eze,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR and Head of
Swift Transfer Unit of Union Bank of Nigeria Plc.

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