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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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "OLA WILLIAMS" <contract_debt_resolution17@ig.com.br>
Reply-To: fpd_cbn@inMail24.com
Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2008 03:38:42 -0700
Subject: Attention Beneficiary,


Attention Beneficiary,

I am Ola Williams, Director, Contract/Inheritance Verification & Payment
Department, Central Bank of Nigeria.I want to know and be sure that you
adviced one Mr. Stewart McLoughlin a British Citizen to stand and claim your
outstanding payment with our bank because we have been mandated by the
Federal Government of Nigeria and United Nations in conjuction with the
World Bank to oversee , verify and pay all outstanding payments to their
respective beneficiaries.Below is the account information as presented by
Mr. Stewart McLoughlin as your partner based on the ground that you are sick
and will not be able to accomplished the transaction and memoramdum of
understanding has been reached between you and him.(1)Bank Name: Royal Bank
of Scotland(2)Account Number: 11 41 79 08(3)Account Name: Stewart
McLoughlin(4)Sort Code: 16 16 23.You are to get back to this office as soon
as you recieve this email to enable us proceed with the transfer into the
account as provided by your partner, Mr. Stewart McLoughlin.

McLoughlin.

Awaiting your immediate response.

Regards,

Ola Williams

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