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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:
  • "transfer of your funds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
  • +2348056514054 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "fed finance" <federal_ministry_of_finance@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2005 11:10:17 +0000
Subject: FINAL PAYMENT NOTIFICATION ON YOUR DUE INHERITED FUND

PRESIDENCY FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE FINANCE MINISTER
New Federal Secretariat, Shehu Shagari Way,
Lagos. Enquiries: 234-805651 4054
Ref No: FMF/PDP/04
Attn: Inherited Fund/Contract
Dear Sir,




FINAL PAYMENT NOTIFICATION ON YOUR DUE CONTRACT SUM / INHERITED FUND

After much verification and consideration, the Presidency in collaboration
with the Senate National Assembly has resolved to pay you your contract
payment/ inheritance fund which have been overdue and the Senate National
Assembly have verified that you have actually completed all payment rights
according to the financial Law of 1995 Section 2248, Vol. 4 Sub-section
9811 of 1998 as amended in 2003 of the Contractual Law.

I write you in my capacity as the new Finance Minister Dr. (Mrs.) Ngozi
O.Iweala former Director to the World Bank,I hereby, direct you to the
Paying Bank (Steedy Speed Security Limited) for the confirmation of your
current banking details as we have received several bank accounts for the
transfer of same amount. Consequently we have received a sudden application
for change of your bank account by some person {s} stating that you are dead
and that they are your next of kin,there was a Recent formal request by
Mr.Edward Ringer of Ringer Company,Tampa Bay,Florida
for the change of your account to Terrace Bank through some individuals
claiming to be your local representatives here in Nigeria.


with a new bank account which has been processed and approved by the Federal
Ministry of Justice but I have refused to honor this application and
insisted that your fund will be transferred to the
account provided by you before your sudden death.We write to enquire about
the sincerity of this application made by your acclaimed next of kin, in
view of the recent meeting held last week in London at the Lancaster House,
this government is determined to settle all outstanding contract
payments. This government will not be held responsible for any wrongful
transfer of your fund.

You are therefore required to contact Dr Ed Harry, the Director Steedy Speed
Securities limited on Tel. 234 805 6514 054, under 48hrs toAscertain the
authenticity of this application, if you are still
alive,you can also reach him on this
Email:(director@steedyspeedsecuritesltd.com)This finance company has been
mandated by the Presidency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to pay you
your outstanding funds more so, be informed that any delay in reaction to
this letter, will be assumed that the claims by your local representatives
are true and as such should be given appropriate
attention required by the claimants.


Note: There is an option if you want the funds to be brought to you in your
country then you can advise your The Director Ed Harry on that issue.Be
advised that you have fulfilled all financial obligations required from you
to get your funds transferred into your account.In regards to the present
situation of alot of people claiming that you gave them authority over your
funds you are therefore advised in your own interest to cut off all
communications between you and your local
representatives to avoid the wrongful transfer of your funds into another
person's account.

Thanks,
For the Federal Republic of Nigeria DR
(Mrs.) NGOZI O. IWEALA MINISTER OF FINANCE {FRN}



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