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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)
  • "i will advice you " (this email uses bad English)
  • "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.
  • directororcreditcbn@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "creditcentralbanknig" <creditcentralbanknig@terra.com.mx>
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 07:43:48 -0600
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE


>From the desk of Mr Sam obi.
Director of credit central bank of Nigeria,
email:directororcreditcbn@myway.com


HELLO

I work in CBN Nigeria in remittance department; I saw a file in respect of your fund that has been abandoned. Amount in question $ 8.000.00 Million USD.

I suggest that I can assist you in getting this fund install mentally or in whole. What I need from you is acceptance and cooperation so that together we will successfully get it done and at the end of the day 10% of the total sum will be given to me. If it is okay by you, I will advice you to get back to me so that I will give you more details. I will equally need your telephone number
for further communication your bank information for the transfer of the said fund
Be rest assured that everything will be successfully sorted out with your absolute cooperation.

email:directororcreditcbn@myway.com

Thanks,

Mr. SAM OBI

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