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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:
  • ",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)
  • "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • cenbankpaymaster@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA" <cenbankpaymaster@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:47:59 +0100
Subject: CBN DEBT PAYMENT NOTICE OF YOUR FUNDS


CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY,
THE HONORABLE, GOVERNOR OF CBN.
ELIZABETH SQUARE, LAGOS- NIGERIA.
Email:(cenbankpaymaster@gmail.com)
Date: 12th July, 2008.
Our Ref: CBN/OHG/OXD1/2008
Your Ref:..............................
TELEX: CENBANK.
PAYMENT FILE: CBN/BEN/08.

ATTN:Dear Beneficiary,

CBN DEBT PAYMENT NOTICE OF YOUR FUNDS.

This letter will definitely be amazing to you because of its realistic
value.Sorry for the inconveniences that was rendered to you in line with
your Payment transaction with some Nigerian Officials some while ago.

I know that this letter will hit you by surprise, I am (Dr. Ramsey
Goodman) the rightful Director of the International Remittance Department
of The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and I am also the Executive Chairman of
"E.C.D.R"..

Your Funds were returned to the Federal Government Treasury some while ago
because you did not finalize your claim for it, through the right procedure.
A week ago, the Presidency and The Federal Executive Council collectively
agreed to release the sum of US$10,000,000 to you but to our surprise you
sent down your representatives Mr. Tim Parker and Mr. Rowland Gulf to
collect this Funds on your behalf, this morning.

Since you sent your representatives to us, kindly give us the authority to
transfer your Funds into their own Bank Account in Singapore.

In receipt of this confidential Letter, you are required to respond
immediately to:(cenbankpaymaster@gmail.com ).



OFFICIALLY SIGNED.
DR. RAMSEY GOODMAN.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR INT'L REMIT. DEPT.
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.

CERTIFIED

DESPATCHED ON THIS DAY: 12th July, 2008.


C-B-N C-B-N C-B-N C-B-N C-B-N C-B-N C-B-N C-B-N C-B-N C-B-N C-B-N C-B-N

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam