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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Mallam Nuhu Ribadu" <mallam.nuhu_ribadu@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 02:02:07 +0100
Subject: Recover Your Lost Fortunes/Economic Reforms

Recover Your Lost Fortunes/Economic Reforms

Attn:Thomas Calnoky

sir/madam

I am Mallam Nuhu Ribadu,Chairman of the Nigerian Economic and financial
Crimes Commission.An organization,set up for the sanitization of the
Nigerian Economy,with a view of Preventing, Investigating and prosecuting
Economic and Financial related crimes.The organization is empowered by the
Economic and financial Crimes Commission Establishement act (2004) and the
Money Laundering Act (1995).
The Nigerian Government regrets your ordeal in dealing with one of the
suspected cyber crminals whom is presently in custody of the Nigerian Police
Force.The Nigerian Government in its Economic Reform Programme is determined
to redeem the tainted image of this great Nation.In view of this,the Federal
Government has shortlisted a list of scam victims whom have fallen for these
dupes.Your inormation was made available to this organization by the
confessions of the criminals presently in detention.Do find time to go
through the records of this Organization on this linksite below.
http://wwwa.house.gov/international_relations/109/rib051806.pdf
The Federal Government is determined to restore the National Image by
instructing the Central Bank Of Nigeria,New-York Credit Centre to payoff all
that you have lost in the course of your dealing with these criminals.You
would be assumed to have executed a contract with the Federal Government of
which you are being paid for.Upon your response in aknowledgement of this
notice,more information would be provioded you with.Kindly send a list of
what is lost so that it can be reviewed and the processes of you recovering
your lost fortunes would commence.
very repectfuly,
Mallam Nuhu Ribadu

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