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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:
  • "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.
  • +2348076507037 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
  • +23417651206 (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.
  • hassan_atika@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "central_bankn@terra.es" <central_bankn@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 10:08:24 +0100 (MET)
Subject: PROCESSING YOUR BANK TRANSFER



CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
TINUBU SQUARE,LAGOS

DEAR CONTRACTOR,

THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR SECOND TRANSFER OF US$7.5 MILLION FROM THE CENTRAL BANK IS READY FOR TRANSFER, SO YOU ARE TO RECONFIRM THE REQUIREMENTS BELOW FOR ACESSMENT OF YOUR BANK TRANSFER:

1) YOUR FULL NAME / YOUR COMPANY.
2) YOUR BANK DETAILS.
3) YOUR PHONE NUMBER TO REACH YOU.

AS SOON AS WE GET THIS INFORMATION FROM YOU,WE WILL START PROCESSING YOUR BANK TRANSFER.ONCE MORE CONGRATULATION AND PLEASE CONTACT THE DIRECTOR OF INTERNATION REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT FOR PROCESSING OF YOUR TRANSFER.ALH HASSAN ATIKA TELEPHONE: 234-1-7651206, EMAIL ADRESS: hassan_atika@myway.com

BEST REGARDS
MR JOHN MADU
(FOR THE GOVERNOR CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA)
Phone: 234-80-76507037
234-80-67130620





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