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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:
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
  
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• 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.
  • wemabnknigplc_104@yahoo.com.cn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <wemabnknigplc_104@yahoo.com.cn>
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:26:02 +0100
Subject: SCAM VICTIMS REIMBURSEMENTS PROGRAMME

THE BENEFICIARY.
FRAUD VICTIMS/$150,000 BENEFICIARIES.
OUR REF: 10667FV
YOUR REF: 89007

Attention,

SCAM VICTIMS REIMBURSEMENTS PROGRAMME.

I write to bring to your notice as a delegate from the Nigerian Government
Reimbursement Committee under the strict supervision of the United Nations
to
pay 230 Nigerian 419 scam victims the sum of $150,000 USD (One Hundred and
Fifty Thousand Dollars) each. You are however listed as one of the
beneficiaries for these payments. You are expected to get back to us for
your
immediate reimbursement.

As a result of this laudable recommendations, you are hereby informed that
during
the last U.N. meeting held in Abuja, Nigeria, it was alarmed so much by the
rest of the world on the loss of funds by various foreigners to the scam
artists operating in syndicates all over the world today. In other to redeem
the good image of our country, the President has ordered the immediate
payment
of $150,000 USD each to the affected victims in accordance with the U.N.
recommendations. Due to the corrupt and inefficient Banking Systems in
Nigeria,
these payments are to be made by WEMA BANK Plc, Nigeria and RABO BANK PLC,
UK
as the corresponding paying bank under the funding assistance of the
Central
Bank of Nigeria.

Presently, 184 Beneficiaries have been paid, more than 50% of the victims
are
from the United States, while about 40% are from other parts of the world.
Your
particulars were among those mentioned by some of the Syndicates that were
apprehended in Lagos, Nigeria as one of the victims of the operations, you
are
hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to anybody for
any
reason whatsoever as the U.S. secret service in conjunction with The
Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has swage into action to track this
criminals down. Once again, you are expected to keep it secret until these
criminals are all apprehended. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC) (Motto: No Body is above the Law) have combined effort with the
United
Nation Anti-crime Commission to alleviate the plight of these victims as
well
as redeeming the image of our dear country.

Many Banks, Universal firms, Companies and individuals have been in
bankruptcy
today due to the activities of these hoodlums. However, a thorough
Investigation have revealed that these people have dropped over 500,000
victims
across the world, after collecting their money falsely, many as a result of
this have committed suicide, while others are now living in abject poverty.
As regards these ongoing developmental strive, we have over 200 suspects at
hand, 135 in kirikri prisons. While many are awaiting trial, we are still
in
search of others, who think they are wise, and hope that you will assist by
giving any vital information that could lead to the apprehension of these
hoodlums.

You can receive your reimbursement via any of these options you choose,
DRAFT/CHEQUE/ATM PAYMENTS, WESTERN UNION or WIRE TRANSFER. We shall be
waiting
to hearing from you been certain that your response will be that you are
satisfied and willing to claim your $150,000 USD (One Hundred and Fifty
Thousand Dollars) reimbursement funds.


Send a copy of your response and payment code to our remittance officer:

NAME: Mr.George Olumide
SCAMMED VICTIM/REF/PAYMENTS CODE: WMB/10667FV $150,000 USD.
EMAIL: wemabnknigplc_104@yahoo.com.cn

Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Ewere Itah
PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER.

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