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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:
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "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 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.
  • +23418542314 (Nigeria, landline)
• 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.
  • office_governor@ny.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA PAYMENT OFFICE <prof_charlessoludo_cenbank_ng@yahoo.com.sg>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 06:04:25 +0800 (CST)
Subject: YOUR INHERITANCE FUNDS


FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA


THE PRESIDENCY APPROVED

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,LAGOS-NIGERIA
[OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR]

CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009,
Swift Code: BPH KPL PK,
A/C#: 329606=101244=169=678
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/06
Date: June 22th, 2006

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA. Largest, Real-Time Online Banking Network In Nigeria. Our Core Values Are >>> Humility, Integrity, Empathy, Resilience










PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

Dear VICTIMNAME

This is to acknowledge the receipt of your email to me humble offices, dear VICTIMNAME I want you to understand that you inheritance funds in save hand.

Be advice to reconfirm your full detail information below to enable to proceed on your heritance funds to your bank account.

1) Your full name.
2) your private telephone and fax numbers
3) your poster address
4) bank account details

as soon as I receive the following information’s I will let you know the next step to take to claim your heritance funds.

Waiting for your humble responses.


Be advice to send your reply to the below email address : office_governor@ny.com Office Direct Telephone: 234-1-8542314


YOURS SINCERELY,

PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO,
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).
NOTE: RESPONSE SHOULD BE MADE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE IT WILL BE TOO LATE FOR YOU


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