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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:
  • "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.
  • +2348032638533 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Alhaji Ibrahim ." <alhajiibrahim2008@msn.com>
Reply-To: alhajiibrahim2008@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 11:11:24 +0000
Subject: fund transfer

OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT-GENERAL
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
ASO-ROCK VILLA, GARKI ABUJA, FCT
TELEPHONE:+234 80326 38533.



ATTENTION

RE: REQUEST TO TRANSFER THE SUM OF $15,000,000.00 INTO
YOUR PRIVATE/COMPANIES ACCOUNT

I approach you most honorably today for a mutual
business transaction. I am ALHAJI IBRAHIM DANKWAMBO,
the
Accountant -General of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria. I have been given the opportunity to be
appointed the Accountant-General after several years
of active service.

Now by virtue of my present office and position, it is
an opportunity for me to have a share of the huge oil
money which many top military personnel of the past
regimes had used my predecessors
in the past to achieve their personal interest without
any benefit towards them.

Following this development, I now have an accord with
a top officer of the Finance Ministry to remit the sum
of US $15, 000,000.00 (Fifteen Million United State
Dollars) to your nominated account, hence we as Civil
Servants do not have the right to acquire foreign
account while in service. I
therefore request you to kindly allocate any account
of your choice with all necessary particulars to
enable me to forward it to the Central Bank of Nigeria
for onward release of fund transfer approvals in your
favour, we have ten working days to conclude this deal
on commencement, and I shall join you at the account
base for sharing and further discussion on my
investment plan in your country.

We shall negotiate your percentage share on reply of
this mail for your anticipated contribution in making
this transaction a success. Do not hesitate to comment
where you do not understand.

ON SECURITY:

To ensure maximum security all correspondences shall
be by E-mail and strictly confidential.

Please protect my position in my country by keeping
everything secret until funds in question leave our
foreign reserve account.

Finally I assure you of a 100% thorough, risk free,
and hitch free transaction.

CONFIRM YOUR INTERET BY IMMEDIATE RESPONSE BY SENDING
ME AN EMAIL.


YOURS FAITHFULLY


ALHAJI IBRAHIM DANKWAMBO
ACCOUNTANT-GENERAL
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.

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