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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:
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "into 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)
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "abuja" (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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Senate Committee <3322115@live.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:17:29 -0400
Subject: Committee On Foreign Payment Matters

Committee On Foreign Payment Matters
National House of Assembly
PMB 141, Central Area,Abuja-Nigeria.
P. O. Box 5760, Garki, Abuja
Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Attn: Honourable Beneficiary,

We received your payment file from the Group Managing Directors of Central Bank of Nigeria, regarding your contract inheritance, award winning fund e.t.c as attached with a directive from Office of the Presidency on foreign payment to effect your fund into your nominated bank account of your choice immediately we hear from you.
 
We are glad to bring to your a notice about the approval for immediate release of your funds into your bank account, However you are now requested that you reconfirm your information such as:

              (1) Full Names
              (2) Home Address
              (3) Valid Contact Telephone Lines
              (4) Age and Occupation

Now forward your contact information to is e-mail address Or call him.

Contact Person: Senator.John Peters
Tel: +234-8026192011
E-mali: senatecommitteenig@live.com

This is for the benefit of foreign beneficiaries to get them paid without problem as it were in the past.Do reconfirm every of your details so that we will be sure of whom we are dealing with. Please endeavor to send him your information.

Finally,note that your fund $5M(Five Million United States Dollars) will be transfer by Bank of America as was approved by the office of the accountant general of nigeria and ministry of finance,the approved payment through Bank of America  was as result of diffulities that beneficiarys has in the past through the central bank of nigeria and other local banks so as soon as you respond then we shall forward your file to the authorities in Madraid Spain for the immediate crediting of your account.

Yours faithfully,
Senator.Ann McVeigh,
Head.Senate Committee on Foreign Payment Matters.
National House of Assembly
Federal Republic of Nigeria

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