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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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "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 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.
  • +23416552078 (Nigeria, landline)
• 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.
  • amt_afridevbnk2@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • amt_afridevbnk1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Payment -afdev bnk <amt_afridevbnk2@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 01:37:45 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: VERY URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED.


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: amt_afridevbnk2@yahoo.com



- Dear Beneficiary, We have received instruction from the Presidency, Federal Executive Council, Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Nigeria to pay the sum of 12.5Million Euro to you as part of your contract sum owed you by the Government, through Telegraphic Transfer. We have noted with regret the delay in transferring these funds to you, this is due to irregularities in your data caused by substandard duplicated different account information. We have therefore resolved to apply the new payment system for this transfer. You are therefore required to forward to us immediately your account number comprising the bank identifier code(bic)and sort code to our email:amt_afridevbnk1@yahoo.com this will enable us transfer the funds in an international standard form and to ensure proper routing. The improper routing of your fund contributed to the delay in the past to transfer your funds because the bank identifier code (bic) can not be used for payment routing. As soon as w!
e receive your full account with BIC and SORT CODE, we will transfer the funds to your account and it takes only 24hours to be in your account. YOURS FAITHFULLY,GODWIN OBI,AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK LAGOS NB: ALL CORRESPONDENCES SHOULD BE SEND TO TRANSFER DEPARTMENT EMAIL:amt_afridevbnk1@yahoo.com TEL: 234 1 6552078

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