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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)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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 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.
  • mrnelson8774@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "cbnofficemrnels@terra.es" <cbnofficemrnels@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 00:06:27 +0100 (MET)
Subject: RE: URGENT LETTER FROM C.B.N/ PLS RE-COMFIRM TO US


CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
FOREIGN OPERATION DEPARTMENT
Credit Control & Wire Transfer Department
International Remittance Office
Tinubu Square, Lagos Nigeria.

Our Ref:CBN-0XX2/987
From The Desk Of
Mr.Nelson Medina
Director CC & WTD
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)

DEAR SIR/MADAM

This is to notify you that your over due inheritance/contract fund has been released for payment via Key Telex Transfer(KTT)-Direct Wire Transfer to you by the office of the Presidency after meeting by the Senate Committee on Finance and Foreign Affairs and the Federal Ministry of Finance.
Meanwhile, a woman came to my office fews days ago with a Sworn Affidavit from the Federal High Court Lagos claiming to be your true representative, and that you have authorised her to receive your fund on your behalf.
Below are the informations she provide to us to use it to make the fund transfer to her.
NAME JANET SCOTT.
BANK NAME: CITI BANK, NEWYORK.
BANK ADDRESS: NEW YORK, USA.
ACCOUNT Number: 6503809428.
Please, do re-confirm to this office via mrnelson8774@hotmail.com only as a matter of urgency if this woman is from you so that the Federal Government will not be held Responsible for paying into the wrong account.
The Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Board of Director of Central bank of Nigeria, The Senate Committee on Finance and Foreign Affairs and the Federal Ministry of Finance has given my department the approval to make fund transfer to your representative account stated above in this last quarter payment of the year.
However, we shall proceed to issue all payment details to the said Mrs Jane Scott if we don't hear from you within the next three (3) working days from today. Mandatory to reach me via: mrnelson8774@hotmail.com only.
Congratulations in advance.

Your Faithfully,
Mr.NELSON MEDINA
Director CC & WTD
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)








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