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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:
  • "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)
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <afolabixyz@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:44:52 +0000
Subject: REF: INSTRUCTIONAL PAYMENT ORDER (IPO)



CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS: CBN HOUSE TINUBU SQUARE,ELEKE CRESCENT-VICTORIA ISLAND,MARINA LAGOS NIGERIA, WEST AFRICA.P.O.BOX 55037 FALOMO IKOYI, MARINA LAGOS.TEL/FAX: +234 1 8542088 REF: INSTRUCTIONAL PAYMENT ORDER (IPO)DATE: 29/10/2008. ATTENTION: SIR/MADAM, AS AUDITING WAS GOING ON, WE FOUND OUT THAT YOUR PAYMENT IS STILL REFLECTING IN OUR CENTRAL PAYMENT COMPUTER AS UNCLAIMED
FUNDS. HOWEVER, THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE PAYMENT HAVE APPROVED YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE/CONTRACT FUNDS TO BE RELEASED TO YOU VIA KEY TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER (KTT) DIRECT TO YOUR ACCOUNT FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA OR ANY OF OUR CORRESPONDENT PAYMENT BANKS. MEANWHILE, A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE WITH A LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION, CLAIMING TO BE YOUR REPRESENTATIVE. HERE ARE HER INFORMATIONS FOR YOU TO CONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE IF THIS WOMAN IS TRULY FROM YOU OR NOT SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING TO A WRONG ACCOUNT. CLAIMS NAME: MRS.JANET WHITE.ACCOUNT NAME: MRS.JANET WHITE.BANK NAME: HSBC BANK USA.ACCOUNT NUMBER: 503809428. PLEASE, DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS FROM YOU OR NOT SO AS TO AVOID PAYING TO THE WRONG PERSON. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO FILL AND SEND YOUR INFORMATIONS AS STATED BELLOW SO THAT YOUR FUND VALUED US$7.5M (SEVEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS) WILL BE REMITTED INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT. THIS FUND IS AS A RESULT OF INHERITANCE/CONTRACT ON YOUR BEHALF. INFORMATION NEEDED FROM YOU IS AS FOLLOWS:
1. YOUR NAME:..........................2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS:..................3. YOUR MOBILE PHONE NUMBER:............4. FAX:................................5. AGE:..................................6. SEX:................................7. YOUR OCCUPATION:....................8. YOUR BANKING DETAILS:...............9. ANY COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION:.... AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THESE INFORMATIONS FROM YOU, WE SHALL COMMENCE WITH ALL NECESSARY PROCEDURES IN OTHER TO REMIT THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE (FMF) EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE INHERITANCE/CONTRACT FUND HAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS REPUTABLE BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE/FOREIGN OPERATIONS,TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN INHERITANCE/CONTRACT FUNDS IN THIS FISCAL YEAR 2008. HOWEVER, WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS. JANET WHITE, IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY.
WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THE DELAY IN TRANSFERRING OF THIS FUND MUST HAVE CAUSED YOU. YOUR URGENT ATTENTION WILL BE HIHGLY APPRECIATED.
YOURS IN SERVICE,
MR. AFOLABI OJODIRECTOR FOREIGN OPERATION,CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.TEL: +234 7081541517

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