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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "abuja" (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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: ALi SADIQ <ali_sadiqq@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 07:59:33 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Fund recovery.


FROM THE DESK OF
AIL SADIQ
TASK FORCE ON FINANCIAL RECOVERY
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
ABUJA NIGERIA

ATTN:Mr VICTIM-FULLNAME ,

I AM SUPERINTENDENT ALI SADIQ,HEAD OF THE TASK FORCE ON FINANCIAL RECOVERY UNDER THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA,

WE ARE EMPOWERED TO RECOVER MONEY FROM SCAMMERS HERE IN NIGERIA AND TO IMMEDIATELLY REFUND THESE FUND TO THOSE THAT HAVE FALLED VICTIM, AND THIS TASK FORCE WAS MANDATED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA TO FISH OUT THE PEPETRATORS OF THIS VEIL ACT WHICH HAS ALREADY TARNISHED THE IMAGE OF OUR GREAT NATION NIGERIA.

RECENTLY SOME GROUP OF PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED FOR FINANCIAL CRIME AND PRESENTLY IN THE POLICE CUSTODY AND SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY WAS RECOVERED FROM THEM,AFTER INVESTIGATION THIS NAME WAS MENTIONED AS ONE OF THE VICTIM AND ALSO CAME ACROSS THIS EMAIL ADDRESS,CONSEQUENTLY,TO CONFIRM THAT YOU ARE THER REAL VICTIM IT WILL BE IMPERATIVE FOR YOU TO RECOMFIRM THESE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SO THAT WE CAN COMMENCE IMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND THROUGH THE GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA,


(1)YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS
(2)YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER
(3)YOUR BANK ACCOUNT WHICH YOU WANT THE FUND TRANSFERED INTO
(4)ALL DOCUMENT SENT TO YOU IN THE PROCESS OF THE TRANSACTION
(5)THE TOTAL AMOUNT INVOLVED IN THE TRANSACTION
(6)AGE DECLARATION
(7)COMPANY NAME AND OCCUPATION

WITH THESE INFORMATION UPON VERIFICATION YOUR CASE WILL BE TRANSFERED TO OUR CORRESPONDENCE PAYING FINANCE HOUSE IN UNITED KINGDOM, FOR LEGAL PROCESSING AND PROMPT RELEASE OF YOUR FUND,AND I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT WITHIN (7)SEVEN WORKING DAYS OF THE COMFIRMATION OF THESE INFORMATION WE WOULD COMMENCE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOU FUND.

FINALLY WITH YOUR CO-OPERATION AND UNDERSTANDING,WE WOULD RID NIGERIA OF THESE PEOPLE WHO HAVE DENTED THE IMAGE OF THIS GREAT NATION,


GET BACK TO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

MAY THE GOOD LORD BE WITH YOU

YOURS SINCERELY
SUPERINTENDENT ALI SADIQ



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