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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 mobile phone numbers or call redirection numbers (no bank, lottery, etc would use mobile phones to take customer calls).
  

Fraud email example:

From: "obodo obi" <obodoobi@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 04:58:07 +0000
Subject: PAYMENT INVESTIGATING UNIT

                                              FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
                                      STANDARD TURST BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
                                                TINUBU SQUARE LAGOS
                                                    +234-802-744-9624

FROM THE DESK OF:MR.ASHINZE OBI
EXECITIVE GOVERNOR [SBN]
PRIVATE EMAIL: AUGUSTIN_OBI@YAHOO.COM

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARIES

                                                PAYMENT INVESTIGATING UNIT.

 

From the records of outstanding payment with the Federal Government of Nigeria, your name was discovered as next on the list of The outstanding beneficiaries 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 payment is US$46.5, (Fourty six Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only) Please re-confirm to me if this is Online with what you have in your record and also re-confirm to me the followings.

 

1) Your full name.
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) Company's name,position and address.
4) Profession, age and marital status.
5) Copy of int'l passport or any scanned identity to prove yourself.
As soon as this informations are received, your payment will be made to you in a certified bank draft from standard turst bank of Nigeria and a copy will be given to you for you to take to your bank and confirm it,And get back to me on this mail: AUGUSTIN_OBI@YAHOO.COM

 

TEL; +234-802-744-9624
YOURS SINCERELY,
MR.ASHINZE OBI.
GOVERNOR,STANDARD TURST BANK OF NIGERIA PLC (SBN)

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