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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:
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "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)
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "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.
  • central_bank_nigoffice123@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA" <cbn@officetmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: central_bank_nigoffice123@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:03:06 +0000
Subject: IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF YOUR CONTRACT INHERITANCE ON CONTRACT


CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE, VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS-NIGERIA.
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIAOUR REF: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/07
Attn: Honorable Contractor
IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF YOUR CONTRACT INHERITANCE ON CONTRACT
#: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.We have this 5st day of April 2007, received a payment credit instruction from
the federal government of Nigeria to credit your account with your full
contract funds from the Nigerian reserve account with our bank.This is to notify you that you funds have been programmed for immediate
release into your nominated account but we can not transfer this fund direct
to your nominated bank account, because we are having a little problem with
the international monetary fund (IMF) so our method of Payment is by
diplomatic courier service.Be informed that every arrangement regarding your cash payment through
diplomatic services has been made. This is to get inform that your funds have
been packaged like a consignment and the diplomatic agency has to move down to
your country in order to deliver the consignment to your doorstep.This consignment have been registered with FBI and there is no course for
alarm because this is the best way that you can get your fund without any
problem due to the numerous scam activities on the internet, it is not safe to
send one bank information anymore, so that is why we choose this method to
effect your contract payment through a consignment and you are advice to
provide all information so that there will not be any further delay in your
payment.We are sorry for the delays in your contract payment please bear with us.
However, you are to reconfirm to us the following information so that the
consignment does not go to the wrong person.Name................................
Address..................................
Phone Number.....................................
Location...............................................
Copy of int'l passport or any scanned identity to prove yourself.
.......................Note that as soon as the diplomatic arrive to your country they will give you
a call immediately to enable you help them to get (yellow tag paper).You have to help the diplomats to get (yellow tag paper) so that the customs
and immigration officers will not stop them in the airport, for security
reasons you are advice to follow the rules and regulation of the diplomats for
easy collection of the consignment, you have to be available towards receiving
the diplomatic agents, to enable them deliver the consignment to you
immediately, be inform that as soon as the diplomatic obtain the above named
paper, they will deliver the consignment to your door step.Also all necessary documents will be released to you to protect you from any
branch of the law. Note that this payment will commence immediately I receive
your information. You are advised to send every reply to my personal email
address:central_bank_nigoffice123@yahoo.com for security reasons.Get back to me immediately.YOURS SINCERELY,PROFESSOR CHUKWUMA C. SOLUDO,
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).

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