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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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: "ATM @cbn e-banking" <info.atmatmsc001@gmail.com>
Reply-To: itehsolomon_atmsc@live.com
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:46:24 -0700
Subject: FROM ATM SECTION (CBN)


*FROM THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR
FORIEGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
CBN/D-G/A/ATMSC/27/08/08/*

* *

*ATTN:SIR/MADAM *


*2ND HALF FISCAL YEAR 2008- FINAL FOREIGN DEBT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION CIRCULAR
(ATM) *

*SEQUEL TO NON RESPONSE OF OUR LETTER TO YOU ON BEHALF OF THE TRUSTEE AND
EXECUTORS, I WANT TO INFORM YOU REGARDING YOUR LONG OVERDUE PAYMENT. WITH
REFERENCE TO THE NEW FINANCIAL FISCAL POLICY OF THIS NEW GOVERNMENT OF
ALHAJI UMARU MUSA YARA'DUA. *

*WE APOLOGIES FOR THE DELAY OF YOUR LONG OVERDUE IHERITANCE PAYMENT AND ALL
THE INCONVENIENCE THIS DELAY MIGHT HAVE CAUSED YOU. YOUR NAME APPEARED IN
THE CENTRAL COMPUTER AMONG THE LIST OF UNPAID BENEFICIARIES AND CONTRACTORS
THAT WAS ORIGINATED FROM AMERICA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM, AMONG THE LIST OF
INDIVIDUALS AND COMPANIES THAT YOUR UNPAID FUND HAS BEEN LOCATED TO US. *

*I WISH TO INFORM THIS BECAUSE YOUR PAYMENT WILL COME THROUGH ELECTRONIC
TRANSFER WIRE TO ATM MASTER CARD SYSTEM. YOU WILL RECIEVE A PART-PAYMENT
VALUED AT $1.8million. UPONTHAT, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE WITHDRAWL AND
CONFIRM YOUR ACCOUNT BALANCE AS SOON AS THE PROCEEDINGS EXERCISE IS
FINALIZED BY YOU.*

*WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TAP INTO THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUPER HIGHWAY OF
E-BANKING AND E-COMMERCE, AS A RESULT WE ARE READY TO PAY YOU TROUGH AN ATM
CARD,WHICH WILL BE DELIVERED TO YOU DIRECTLY THROUGH UPS OR FEDEX COURRIER
SERVICE IN ORDER TO RECEIVE YOUR ATM CARD WITH OUT ANY INTERCEPTION. *

*DO CONTACT MY OFFICE: FORIEGN/REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT IMMDIATELY FOR THESE
PROCESS. **itehsolomon_atmsc@live.com* <itehsolomon_atmsc@live.com>

*YOU ARE REQUIRED TO SEND TO THIS OFFICE YOUR FULL NAME THAT WILL BE ON THE
CREDIT CARD AND YOUR NOMINATED ADDRESS WHERE THE CARD WILL BE DELIVERED TO
YOU, INCLUDING YOUR PHONE NUMBER ONCE AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE TO YOU ON BEHALF OF
THE OFFICE OF THE HONORABLE GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL BANK.*

*YOU ARE WARNED, IN YOUR INTEREST STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY
INSTITUTION OR OFFICE CLAIMING TO HAVE RELEVANCE TO THE PAYMENT OF YOUR
UNPAID FUND OUT–SIDE THIS BANK.*

*YOURS FAITHFULLY,*

*DR.SOLOMON ITEH.
DIRECTOR-FORIEGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT (CBN).
+2341-4371-995.*

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