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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "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)
  • "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 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.
  • cbnno2@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "=?iso-8859-1?q?Central=20Bank=20of=20Nigeria=20\(CBN\).?=" <cbnno2@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: jj15@tlen.pl
Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 16:53:06 +0530 (IST)
Subject: ATTENTION: HONOURABLE CONTRACTOR


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: cbnno2@yahoo.co.in



FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

TINUBU SQUARE LAGOS


From the Desk Of:

REV. BELLO CHUKWU

SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNOR,

PRIVATE EMAIL:bello777@o2.pl


ATTENTION: HONOURABLE CONTRACTOR ,


WE APOLOGIES FOR THE DELAY OF YOUR PAYMENT AND ALL THE INCONVENIENCES WE MIGHT HAVE PUT You THROUGH, MEAN WHY WE WERE HAVING SOME MINOR PROBLEMS WITH OUR PAYMENT SYSTEM WHICH IN ALL CASE NOT MEETING UP WITH FOREIGN PAYMENT'S, WE APOLOGIES ONCE AGAIN.


FROM THE RECORDS OF OUTSTANDING CONTRACTORS DUE FOR PAYMENT WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA, YOUR NAME AND COMPANY WAS DISCOVERED AS NEXT ON THE LIST OF THE OUTSTANDING CONTRACTORS WHO HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED THEIR PAYMENTS.


I WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR PAYYMENT IS BEING PROCESSED AND WILL BE RELEASE TO YOU AS SOON AS YOU RESPONSE TO THIS LETTER. ALSO NOTE WE ARE PAYING YOU PART PAYMENT OF $10M WHILE THE BALANCE OF YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT WILL BE PAID FIRST QUATER OF THE YEAR 2006, KINDLY RE-CONFIRM TO ME THE FOLLOWINGS:


(1) YOUR FULL NAME.


(2) PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE #.


(3) COMPANY NAME, POSITION AND ADDRESS.


(4) YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AND BANK ADDRESS.


AS SOON AS THIS INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, YOUR PAR PAYMENT $10M, WILL BE WIRED TO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT DIRECTLY FROM CENTRAL BANK OR BACKLAY BANK PLC UK.


AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION GET BACK TO ME


"Note: stop further communication to official because of corrupt officials/who claim to be this or that, to avoid wrong transfer ( congratulation )."


REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS: bello777@o2.pl


YOURS SINCERELY,


REV. BELLO CHUKWU

SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNOR,

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).




- Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

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