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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)
  • "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 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)
  • "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 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.
  • +2348033958565 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • informailfax2@rocketmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:53:09 +0100
Subject: CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA



CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE LAGOS-NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/008
Swift Code: BPH KPL PK,
CABLEGRAM: NAPTCOR
TELEPHONE:+234-8033-9585-65=20
EMAIL: informailfax2@rocketmail.com=C2=A0=20

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=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Your Over Due=C2=A0 Funds.

Attn: Beneficiary,

This is to notify you that your over due contract/inheritance funds has =
been gazette to be released, via key telex transfer (KTT) -direct wire t=
ransfer to you or through any of our correspondent bank nominated by the =
senate committee for foreign over due fund transfer.

Meanwhile, Your Lawyer came to my office few days ago with a letter, cla=
iming to be your true representative.He also advice us to wire the fund t=
o the new bank account given by her stated that you are very sick and co=
uld not yourself.

Here are information for you to confirm to this office if this woman is =
truly from you or not so that the Federal Government will not be held re=
sponsible for paying into the wrong account.

Wachovia Bank, Jacksonville, Florida
ABA# 063000021
Routing # 2696803297862
A/C No.# 18488
A/C Name:credit to MR J.M. Family & Associates Federal Credit Union,
Jacksonville, Florida

Please, do reconfirm to this office, as a matter of urgency if this man =
is from you. You are requested to send this information for verification=
s purposes so that your fund valued U.S$6.million dollars will be remitt=
ed into your nominated bank account given:

(1) Your Full Name And Address:
(2) Your Age And Marital Status:
(3) Your Occupation:
(4) Your Telephone/Cell Number:
(5) Your Nationality:

As soon as we receive the above requested information, we will commence =
with all necessary procedures in other to remit your money/funds into yo=
ur account.

However, we shall proceed to issue all payments details to the said Mr .=
Jackie White, if we do not hear from you within the next seven working d=
ays from today. We are sorry for any inconvenience the delay in transfer=
ring of this fund must have caused you.

CALL ME AS SOON AS YOU GOT THIS EMAIL FOR WHAT NEXT TO DO.ALSO FOR YOUR =
INFORMATION, YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMINUCATION WITH ANY OTHER P=
ERSON=C2=A0 OR OFFICE(s) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING'

Regards,

Rev. EC Samuel.
Governor Central Bank Of Nigeria.(CBN)
Cc: Senate President
Cc: All Foreign Payment Offices
Cc: Board of Directors [Fpd]
Cc: Accountant General Of The Federation

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