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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "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 free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • mikeokoro20022@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • mike.okoro@personal.ro (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mike okoro <mikeokoro20022@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mike.okoro@personal.ro
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 02:25:09 -0800 (PST)
Subject: CONTRACTORS PAYMENT


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: mikeokoro20022@yahoo.com

FROM THE DESK MR MIKE OKORO,


AUDITOR WITH CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA CBN WHILE CHECKING, CONTRACTORS PAYMENT FILES YOUR URGENT RESPOND ISNEEDED, REPLY TO THIS EMAIL

mike.okoro@personal.ro MY DEAR I am MR MIKE OKORO ,auditor with central bank of Nigeria (CBN) while checking contractors payment files I discovered an unclaimed sum of money [$10.5 million Dollars] Belonging to one Mr. Dennis , who was a contractor with the Nigeria National Petroleum corporation (NNPC). He died two years ago his contract number is NNPC/2930/MXN/28/PED/920. I am writing you this letter to ask for your support and co-operation to transfer this money into your bank account. Infact it is my friend that adviced me to urgently arrange to transfer out this money through another foreign Beneficiary outside the country since the owner Mr. Dennis is a foreigner and he has died two years ago.but the management did not know about this money. Our central bank guidelines indicates that if such money remain unclaimed for a period of four (4) years, it will be transfer into central bank Treasury as unclaimed fund. Indicate your telephone and fax numbers for effective commu!
nication. I have decided to share the money 60% to me and my friend,40% to you. I will do my best to see that we conclude this transaction successfully on time. Please, also take my address No. 25 Shaibu close, Victoria Island, Lagos Nigeria. l want you to know that all l require from you in this transaction is sincerity and honesty for this arrangement is for our mutual benefits. Waiting for your response,


PLS YOU CAN CALL ME WITH THIS MY NUMBER 2348037199707


Best Regards.


MR MIKE OKORO



- mike okoro

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