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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:
  • "transfer of your funds" (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)
  • "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)
  • "foreign payment 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.
  • chinasakt6@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • chinasakt6@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: CHINASA AKATA <chinasakt6@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 04:43:02 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR FUNDS IS READY FOR LIGAL TRANSFER NOW.......


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: chinasakt6@yahoo.com



- Dear Beneficiary,I wish to inform you that from the presidential committee on foreign payment department central bank of Nigeria {CBN} today, going by series of petition received from presidential office on the way your contract payment was handled by corrupt officials' up till now those that is no more working with Nigerian government because of their bad blood and they are going on contacting you on email, phone, and fax. After extinction close door meeting with board of directors and other stake holders in the government subcommittees of the house of assembly and the house of representatives federal republic of Nigeria, it was resolved and agreed upon that your contract payment would be release on a special method of payment which tagged on this email address and phone numbers by wire transfer, this method is designed by the government to avert fraud perpetration or stoppage of fraud by some agencies ether through anti terrorist certificate or other certificates. This transfer of your funds will commence upon meeting with the bank requirement, this office has been mandated to hold responsible if you did not receive your funds accordingly under 7 working days, all your bank details is already organize in our payment data by chairman of the presidential committee on foreign payments and if you refuse to comply on this email address your funds transfer will be totally cancel by the presidency foreign department {CBN}. To commence on the transfer of your funds today you are urgently advice to pay 1,350 dollars for your new CBN access pin poster code which is ***875785438765### poster code serial numbers ###*86578765434678*### this is the only thing holding your payment for mounts in our office. Please if you still want to change bank account where you may like to channel your funds urgently forward it on this email: chinasakt6@gmail.com also you will send the 1, 350 dollars with my own personal Name avoid any problem also according to the presidency on foreign payment department central bank of Nigeria {CBN}. THE PAYMENT SHOULD MADE THROUGH WESERN UNION WHICH IS THE FASTES WAY TO RECEIVE MONEY WORLD WIDE.....Given name: CHINASA AKATA.......ADDRESS:... LAGOS NIGERIA.....TEST QUESTION: CBN.....ANSWER: TRANSFER.....AMOUNT:.... $1,350 DOLLARS ONLY.......The transfer of your funds will take place immediately you comply with the above instruction. Thanks Yours faithfully Mrs. Chinasa Akata. CBN TRANSFER PERMIT OFFICER.

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