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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • ncs_cbnbank_1@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "charlessoludo_cbn06" <charlessoludo_cbn06@terra.com.mx>
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 16:00:05 +0000
Subject: RE: NCS UPDATE: Your payment; ref; numbers 000999/CBN/7535/2006. Urgent.



National Courier Services(NCS)
Your payment; ref; numbers 000999/CBN/7535/2006.
Urgent.

Attn: Honorable contractor.

Did you authorized anybody who presented document of claim, reported to Have been signed by you for the release of your part-payment of $10.7million usd only. Because at the Natrionl Courier Office we are about contacting you for your delivery arrangements before we got this fellow who claimed to be your agent presenting documents of claim.

Reconfirm back to me to avoid any irregularities as your payment is now ready to be delivered to you by diplomatic miss (based on theInstructions received this morning from the attorney general of the federation). I want you to know that you will be responsible for the delivery of your draft to your destination. Our charges are affordable wwhich is the total sum of $100 usd. And the details of what you are paying for are as follows:

Stamp and Duty charges : $40 usd
handing charges : $20 usd
Delivery and Shipping charges : $40 uds
Total Amount : $100usd

Based on that you have been advised not to respond to any mail or fax concerning your fund from any body who claim to be or your agent as your certify international bank draft is now ready to be delivered immediately by the authority of this office.

Kindly re-confirm to me the followings:

1) Your full name.
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.

You are warned and advised to follow-up instructions as regards to your Fund. The above is your payment (ref. Number(000999/CBN/7535/2006) any mail or faxes with out your payment ref numbers, you should disregards it.

Your urgent response is expected in this confidential/private email address: ncs_cbnbank_1@myway.com for security reason, and don’t fail to reply or else this fund will be released to the agent/partner/claimer.

Yours faithfully.

Ray McClarence,
Executive Director,
National Courier Services(NCS)
Direct line 234-805-284-1442

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