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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:
  • "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: Payment Instruction <paymentinstruction@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 07:02:21 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Payment Instructions


Attention: Amarjit Singh,

Sir,

This is to inform you that we have given a payment instruction to Prudent Bank Plc to transfer your funds to your designated bank account. This is after the verifications and authentication caried out by the Economic and Finance Crime Commission of Nigeria.
You are therefore advised to reconfirm immedaitely, your Full name, banking information and amount expecting to the Opreations Manager: Mr. Willimas Ubah, email: info@prudentbanks.com. This is to make sure that they do not transfer the fund to a wrong account. As soon as they get the information, they would wire your funds directly to your designated bank account without hitch or delay.
Congratulations,
Alhaji Musa Bello
Foreign Payment Department
Central Bank of Nigeria


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