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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam
The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.
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.
Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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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.
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- 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)
- "paybycbnxx1@ymail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- 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.
- 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.
- thecbnnotice@yahoo.com.ph (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "C.B.N" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <paybycbnxx1@ymail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:16:47 +0100
Subject: YOUR FUNDS TRANSFER NOTICE NEEDED FROM YOU !!
DEAR
SIR,
PLEASE CONFIRMED THESE MESSAGE FROM REMITTANCE SECTION HERE WITH CENTRAL .BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN) IF YOU HAVE SEND ANY OF YOUR PARTNER TO CLAIMED YOUR PART PAYMENT WORTH AMOUNT $10.5 MILLION UNITED DOLLARS WHICH HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO RELEASED ON YOUR NAME THROUGH OUR FOREIGN PAYMENT OFFICE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA AS RESULT OF SECOND PAYMENT 2013
YOUR PARTNER STANDS TO CLAIMED YOUR FUNDS CALLED MR JAMES NEWTON , A CITIZEN OF UNITED SATED OF AMERICA THAT YOU HAVE CAR ACCIDENT THAT YOU ARE IN HOSPITAL WITH POP BAD LEG CONDITION AT MOMENT AS YOU NEEDED MONEY TO CARRY ON THIS CRITICAL SITUATION YOU ARE INTO NOW
I HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU .BEFORE I CAN SEND FINALLY APPROVED TO RELEASE THIS FUNDS ON HES NAME WITH SOME APPROVAL DOCUMENT HE SENT TO US IN YOUR FAVOR AS HE SAID THAT YOU NEED MONEY TO HANDLE THIS SITUATION YOU ARE PHASING PLEASE CONFIRM TO ME ON THIS NEW BANK ACCOUNT WITH MANE OF JAME NEWTON GIVEN TO US BY YOUR CO WORKER OR YOUR FRIEND CALLED MR JAMES NEWTON
BANK OF AMERICA,
A/C # 2370124517
SWIFT CODE : BOFAUS33N
ROUTING NO.94672361
ACCOUNT NAME: JAMES NEWTON
PLEASE I NEED YOUR URGENT RESPOND TO THIS SITUATION AS TO ENABLE US CARRY ON THE TRANSFER SOONEST
PLEASE YOU ARE BEING ADVISED TO CONFIRM YOUR BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS WITH YOUR PASS PORT PHOTOGRAPHER WITH YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER TO CONFIRM THAT IT’S YOU.BECAUSE THE FUND WILL AUTOMATICALLY STOP
AND MAKE SURE YOU CALL ME AT ANY CONDITION TO SECURE THESES FUNDS AT MOMENT
YOURS SINCERELY CO OPERATION,
DR DANGOGO STEVEN
ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA
DIRECT EMAIL: PAYBYCBNXX1@YMAIL.COM
EMAIL PAYMENTROOM@YMAIL.COM
thecbnnotice@yahoo.com.ph
TEL: 234 8102906171
DATE:20:03:2013
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