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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:
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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.
  • unrclearanceannex1@i12.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <unrclearanceannex@centrum.cz>
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:13:33 +0200
Subject: Final release of your funds.




CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

Tinubu Square, Lagos- Nigeria.

Our ref:=C2=A0 Cbn/Ohg/Oxd1/2008

Your ref: ...............................

Telex: Cenbank.

Reference Number CBN/UNRC/XX1/08

=C2=A0

Attn: Beneficiary,

UNITED NATIONS DIRECTIVES ON YOUR CONTRACT /INHERITANCE FUNDS.

=C2=A0We have decided to bring to your attention, the fact that we feel w=
e have done everything necessary to make sure payments from the debt remi=
ttance account are made to the Bonafide Beneficiaries. We earlier informe=
d you of an attempt by some people to collect your payment on your behalf=
. I had to ask them why they came to see me in person and they said that =
they came to collect the inheritance/contract funds payment sum of $11 mi=
llion dollar which rightfully belongs to you as shown in your file with u=
s, on your behalf and by your

authorization.

However, since our last communication to you, we have not heard anything =
else from you. Note that they actually tendered some vital documents whic=
h proved that you actually sent them to collect these funds. Below is the=
list of documents which they have presented so far.

1) Letter of administration,( 2) Order to release,( 3) High court injunct=
ion

4) Letters of Authorization.

Due to the nature of my job, I cannot afford to make any mistake in relea=
sing the funds to anyone except you who is the recognized true beneficiar=
y to these funds.

=C2=A0 Since we have not heard anything from you, I have no choice but to=
go ahead and order the release of the funds to the men who claim to be y=
our representatives when they come back to my office next week. I have de=
cided to carry out this decision based on your inaction and the fact that=
these men have threatened to press charges against me, even if it is wit=
h the help of corrupt government officials who want to make sure they cla=
im this money belonging to you. And this is a risk I cannot take because =
I have not heard anything from you.

In lieu to these prevailing Circumstances the Central Bank of Nigeria and=
specific Instructions were issued out by the Presidency in conjunction w=
ith United Nations Office Ghana Annex, they came to a conclusion that all=
foreign payment in respect to Contract/Inheritance Claims should be rele=
ase to the UNITED NATIONS RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE WEST AFRICA ZONE ANNEX=
OFFICE IN ACCRA.GHANA. For further release and crediting of all benefici=
ary account.

You are hereby advised to contact the chairman of the committee ALHAJI AL=
I MOHAMMED NATIONAL CHAIRMAN duly appointed to oversee=C2=A0 the immediat=
e Release of your long Over due Funds. The United Nation Step Into this m=
atter and handed over this files to more capable hand in West Africa inst=
ead of leaving the bonding only on the Central Bank of Nigeria to handle.=
See the Details Below:

CONTACT DETAILS:

=C2=A0

CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE.

ALHAJI ALI MOHEMMED.

UNITED NATIONS RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE

WEST AFRICA ZONE ANNEX OFFICE IN ACCRA.

GHANA

EMAIL: unrclearanceannex1@i12.com



Note that for security reasons you have been assigned a code/password whi=
ch is {CBN/UNRC/XX1/08}, please note that this code is the reference numb=
er for your transfer and it?s being disclosed to you alone, guard this je=
alously and all your email response should carry this code as the subject.

Yours faithfully,

Mr. Daniel Musa.

=C2=A0

Secretary.

To the Governor.

Central bank of Nigeria



=C2=A0

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