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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)
• 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.
  • +2348083808340 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • financialcrimesnet@ig.com.br (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UNITED NATIONS" <kpeter1@ig.com.br>
Reply-To: financialcrimes@ig.com.br
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:05:03 -0700
Subject: UNITED NATIONS WEALTH DISTRIBUTION NETWORK


UNITED NATIONS (UN)
UNITED NATIONS WEALTH DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK
FUNDS REMITANCE DEPARTMENT.
REF/PAYMENTS CODE: ECB/06654 $200,000 USD.
$200,000 USD BENEFICIARIES.

SIR/MADAM,

This is to bring to your notice that we are delegate from the UNITED NATIONS
in Central Bank of NIGERIA in conjunction with World Bank (Switzerland) to
pay 100
lucky citizens of different country in the world the sum of $200,000 USD
each. This is to distribute wealth to people all over the world especially
those who have been
scammed. The sum of $200,000 USD (Two Hundred Thousand Dollars) each will be
individual who luckily receive this mail. You are listed and approved for
this
payment as one of the approved persons to be paid this amount. Please get
back to this office as soon as possible for the immediate payments of your
$200,000 USD
compensations funds.

Please forward your full details to our Funds Remittance Department Agent to
file for your claims immediately:
1. FULL NAME:
2. ADRESS:
3. COUNTRY AND STATE/ CITY:
4. AGE AND SEX:
5. OCCUPATION:
6. PHONE:

UNITED NATIONS FUNDS REMMITANCE AGENT
NAME: Ashbel Cole
Head of Global Service/Remittance Dept.
ECB/02354 $200,000 USD.
Email: financialcrimesnet@ig.com.br
PHONE: +234 8083808340
009 234 8083808340

Yours Faithfully,
MR. ASHBEL COLE
Head of Global Service/Remittance Dept.
Standard Investment Bankers Nig. Ltd.
Cc: Legal Department
Cc: Federal Ministry of Finance
Cc: Central Bank of Nigeria
Cc: UNITED NATIONS

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Copyright (c) 2008 UNITED NATIONS. All rights reserved. Copyright/IP Policy

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