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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "depsecuritydeposit" <depsecuritydeposit@terra.com.mx>
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 03:48:50 -0600
Subject: This Is Confidential.


CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
DEPARTMENT OF SECURITY DEPOSIT.
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,LAGOS NIGERIA.

Attn;- Dear Sir/Madam.

From;- The Desk Of The Chief Security Deposit Officer.
Central Bank Of Nigeria.

This Is Confidential.
I am the chief security deposit officer of central bank of nigeria i got your contact information from the foreign security deposit manifest of central bank of nigeria. This is to seek your mutual interest over my discorvered as i discorvered a cash box in our security vault deposited as an antigue worth the sum of $47 million united state of american dollars.

Kindly get back to me for immidiate payment of this fund into your nominated account there after payment and confirmation by you we disembource accordingly as with my position as a security officer i cannot owned such huge amount of money couple with the federal government introduction of (EFCC) Econonmic Financial Crime Commision.

Opun the confirmation of your interest the certificate of deposit will be sent to you and i will instruct the security department of the central bank of nigeria to transfer the fund to the foreign payment department of central bank of nigeria for immidiate payment of the fund into your nominated account.

Thank you.

Best Regards.

Chief Security Officer (CBN).
Olajide Badmus.

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