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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:
  • "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "to your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "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: CENTRAL BANK PLC <centralbank2444@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 03:43:27 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONGRATULATION IN ADVANCE


CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
The CBN Headquarters, Abuja



The CBN Headquarters, Abuja
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA(CBN)
FOREIGN /CONTRACT PAYMENT DEPARTMENT

ATTN:Amarjit Singh,

IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF YOUR CONTRACT IHERITANCE SUM

CONTRACT #:MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009.
>From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA(FGN)your name was discovered as next on the list of the outstanding contractors who have not received their payments.


CONGRATULATION IN ADVANCE,

YOUR PAYMENT HAS BEEN TRANSFERED THROUGH PAY YOURSELF ELECTRONIC TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER TO FURTHER CREDIT TO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT.WE HAVE DECIDED NOT TO WASTE ANY FURTHER TIME THAN TO EFFECT THE TRANSFER VIA PAY YOURSELF DIGITALIZED PAYMENT SYSTEM.

IT ENABLES CLIENTS TO CONFIRM THEIR FUND IN THEIR ACCOUNT VIA TELEPHONE FROM THEIR HOME OR POSITION.

YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER AND YOUR ACCESS NUMBER FOR YOU
TO MAKE FURTHER CREDIT TO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT ARE AS FOLLOW:

ACCESS NUMBER:23412709500 ACCOUNT NUMBER : 991948846

AS SOON AS YOU DAIL THE ACCESS NUMBER FROM YOUR TELEPHONE FOLLOW THE OPTION AND ACCESS YOUR FUND.


Also note that from my record in our file your contractors payment is $25.7 million dollars(Twenty five million seven hundred thousand united states dollars).

Please re-confirm to ours the following with what i have in my record and also re-confirm to me the following

(1) Your full name and contact address
(2) Phone, fax number
(3) Nationality
(4) Profession,
(5) Age and merital status

We are pleased to working with you.While we wait to hearing from from you soon.

charles soloudo
GOVERNOR CBN

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