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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:
  • "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)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "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.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348051666399 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
  • +23413423100 (Nigeria, landline)

Fraud email example:

From: fmfabujanigeriapresidency_fmf@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 19:56:05 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?PAYMENT=20SYSTEM=20=28INSTRUMENT=29?=

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
FEDERAL SECRETARIAT COMPLEX, GARKI -ABUJA (FCT)
http://www.fmf.gov.ng/
PAYMENT SYSTEM (INSTRUMENT)


Att: Honorable Contractor.

I am Honorable NENADI USMAN YUSUF; I am the new appointed federal minister
of finance, Federal Republic of Nigeria. I have been directed by His Excellency,
the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Olusegun Obansanjo, SFF,
G C R F), to bring to your immediate notice and urgent attention that this
Government understand your plight, the huge amount of money you have spent
and all the disappointment you have suffered in the past to get your contract
fund paid to you. We are aware that so many corrupt officials have contacted
you from one office or the other. Due to what we described as selective
payment and incessant demand of excessive fee by some unscrupulous and corrupt
erstwhile officials in charge of foreign contract payment in the past.

However, I use this medium to bring to your notice that the Federal Republic
of Nigeria has introduced a new system of payment which is "DIGITALIZED"
Payment System duly established in conjunction with the Central Bank of
Nigeria (CBN) and the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF). With respect to
sub-section 3 paragraph 5 & 6 respectively of the payment panel constitution.


After deliberation in a re-union by International bodies and other foreign
contract payment scheme here in Nigeria last week, the democratic government
of Nigeria in Conjunction with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) inaugurated
the <PAY YOURSELF DIGITALIZED PAYMENT SYSTEM> which will enable all contractors
confirm their contract fund in their account via telephone from their home
or position. All you are required to do, is to access your contract fund
on your direct telephone line and confirm your contract payment been credited
onward to your receiving bank as already been programmed by the Computer
Programming Department at the Ministry of Finance.

Hence, you are further instructed to use the information below for the process
stated. Access/Account Number below is your contract payment digitalized
releasing code number via: 234-1-3423100 & A/C No: 999080473.

You are therefore, advised to access these numbers for onward collection
of your payment. As soon as this is done, you are to contact the AFRICAN
DEVELOPMENT BANK NIGERIA PLC. FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT Person of Rev.
Lars Kampson telephone no: +234-80-51666399, E-mail: africandevelopmentbank_nig

Thanks for your co-operation
Yours Faithfully,


Hon- Mrs. NENADI USMAN YUSUF,
FEDERAL MINISTER OF FINANCE .
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

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