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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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Fraud email example:

From: "segun.joshua" <segun.joshua@faroweb.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 01:06:48 +0100
Subject: CONTRACT PAYMENT.

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
Garki, Abuja,
NIGERIA
Email:paymentcircuit@timemail.com
Website: www.cenbank.org


Dear Contractor

IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT.CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.

From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the
Federal Government of Nigeria, your name and company was discovered as
next on the list of the outstanding contractors who have not received
their
payments. I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and
will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also
note that from my record in my file your outstanding contract payment is
US$22.5 million dollars (twenty two million five hundred thousand united
states dollars).

Please re-confirm to me if this is inline with what we have in your
record and also re-confirm to me the followings:

1) Your full name.

2) Phone, fax and mobile #.

3) Company name, position and address.

4) Profession, age and marital status.

5) Scanned copy of int'l passport.

As soon as this information is received, your payment will be made to
you in a certified bank draft or wired to your bank account directly
from Central Bank of Nigeria and a copy will be given to you for you to
take to yourbank and confirm it.

You must call me on my direct number as soon as you receive this letter
for a serious discussion with me and also get back to me in this
private;

e-mail address : paymentcircuit@timemail.com


Regards,

SEGUN JOSHUA
Dirctor,PAYMENT CIRCUIT UNIT (CBN)
Website:www.cenbank.org.

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