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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:
  • "to 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)
  • "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.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447035941280 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • mr_adriansainsbury@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:05:24 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Your_Payment?=



FROM MRS. OBIAGERI EZEKWESIRI
VICE-PRESIDENT
WORLD BANK {AFRICA REGION}.
Attn: Honorable Contractor,
PART PAYMENT ARREARS FROM NIGERIA TOTALLING 6.8MILLION U.S.D.
This correspondence is intended for the named recipient only and may contain privileged and confidential information. If you have received this email in error, Please notify us immediately. Please do not disclose the contents to anyone or copy it to outside parties.
Thank you.
Message.
Dear: Sir,
We are pleased to inform you that we have negotiated instruction with our correspondent Bank Central Bank of Nigeria. (CBN) to draw 6.8MILLION U.S.D{SIX MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLRAS} which represent part payment of your contract fund from their account with us and credit in your favor in settlement of a contract involving the Nigerian government. The transfer is irrevocable, indivisible and non-transferable.
This transaction has been secured with personal identification computerized sealed Numbers, Contract Accreditation Pin No and Transfer Access Code (Tag) certificate to enable us identify the bonafide beneficiary and to avoid diversion of the fund to wrong account.
Please contact the Director, Foreign Operations PLATINUM BANK LONDON.With the contact below.
Mr ANDRIAN SAINSBURY
DIRECTOR FOREIGN REMITTANCE
PLATINUMBANK LONDON
EMAIL; mr_adriansainsbury@hotmail.com
TEL: +44 703 594 1280
With your Telephone, fax number and Bank details to enable us release your fund to your nominated bank account without any further delay. If we do not receive your information for re-confirmation within 7 days from the date of this email the transfer will be null and void as we have many contractors to pay.
For further enquiry you can contact Central Bank of Nigeria with the above telephone number. We are most sincerely sorry for every inconvenience as occasion in this matter.
Yours truly,
MRS. OBIAGERI EZEKWESIRI
VICE-PRESIDENT
WORLD BANK {AFRICA REGION}


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