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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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Please note about this email:

• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Customer Centre STB" <trustng@msn.com>
Reply-To: trustng@ny.com
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 13:21:31 +0000
Subject: YOUR $1.2 MILLION DOLLAR ACRUED INTEREST IN OUR BANK

            STANDARD TRUST BANK PLC
                                            Plot 1662 Oyin Jolayemi Street
                                             Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria
                                                       Telex: 28261 NG

 

Our Ref: NG/PAYMS/INTER-05      Your Ref                                Date: 23/11/05

Dear Sue Elizabeth Amason,

 

This is to officially inform you that the sum of US$1.2 million (One million Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only) has accrued as interest on your total sum entitlement that was deposited with our bank by the Nigerian Government, before the principal sum was withdrawn by the order of the presidency.

 

For further directives on remittance advice, you are hereby advised as a matter of urgency, to contact our Victoria Island Branch Manager Dr. Frank Michael immediately on his direct line. Tel: 234 14353669 Email: abcpw23@yahoo.com

 

Equally, note that you may be required to forward your current banking co-ordinates. We would appreciate your urgent response concerning the aforementioned interest fund, to enable this bank effect remittance within the scheduled of (48) hrs.

 

Anticipating your urgent response.

Yours truly,
Ms. Linda Nwanze
Secretary to the Manager
Standard Trust Bank Plc(STB).

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Plot 1662, Oyin Jolayemi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. Directors: Chief Ferdinand N. Alabraba (chairman), Tony O. Elumelu, MFR (md/ceo), Chief (Sir) Annie Okonkwo, Chief I.C. Ogbue, Albert E. Okumagba, Alhaji Garba S. Ruma, Mrs. Rose A. Okwechime, Muyi A. Ladija, Ahmed Rufai Mohammed, Frank A. Owhor, Chika Mordi (executive), Faith Tuedor-Matthews (executive) Victor Osadolor (executive) Phillips Oduoza (executive).¨T RC 146695¨T¨T

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