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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (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.
  
• 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.
  • +234147651 (Nigeria, landline)
• 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.
  • fund_monitary_unit@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • swift_card_unit@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 1profcharlesc_soludo@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "payment unit" <swift_card_unit2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: swift_card_unit@myway.com
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 06:00:42 -0800
Subject: RE: We await your urgent response

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
TINUBU LAGOS ANNEX
TEL: 234-1-47651,fax; 234175916487
E-mail:fund_monitary_unit@myway.com
From the Desk of:
PROF.CHARLES C. SOLUDO
GOVERNOR. CBN

Attn: Beneficiary,
This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract /
inheritance file and discovered reasons why you are yet to receive your
payment. It is because of irregularities and complications discovered on
your payment file by our technical experts in respect to your contract /
inheritance payment requirements which have just been duly rectified.

Meanwhile, we have been informed that you are still dealing with impostors
and non recommended officials in the bank. Such acts must stop for security
reasons if you wish to receive your payment. Since we have decided to bring
a solution to your problem, right now we have arranged your payment through
our atm swift card payment this is the latest instruction by our president
Chief, Olusegun Obasonjo (GCFR) federal republic of Nigeria. Below is the
arrangement...

the swift card center will send you an atm card which you will use to
withdrew your money from any atm machine in any part of the world, but the
maximum is one thousand dollars per day, so if you like to receive your fund
this way please do let us know by contacting the card payment center on
email(swift_card_unit@myway.com) and Prof. Charles c. Soludo, Governor
Central Bank of Nigeria on email for more information.
1profcharlesc_soludo@myway.com ). Tel; 234-1-47651. And also send the
following information to swift card center:

1 phone and fax number,
2 address where you want them to send the card through diplomatic courier
service (p.o box not accepted)
3 your full name and total amount you are expecting.

Instead of losing your fund.
Please indicate to the card center the total sum you are expecting and for
your information you have to stop any further communication with any
institution or office until you receive the atm card.

Call CBN Governor as soon as you receive this important message on his
direct number: 234-1-4720651 for more direction on this regards and also
update him for further instruction and directives.

Note: because of impostors, we hereby issue you our code of conduct tag
number which is (805) so you must have to indicate this code when contacting
the card center.

We await your urgent response.
Rev. John Duke
Chief Auditor / Secretary
To Governor Central Bank of Nigeria

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