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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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• 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.
  • completex_cbn111@surfy.net

Fraud email example:

From: "presidency_aby1@terra.es" <presidency_aby1@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 07:00:31 +0100 (MET)
Subject: CONTACT THE DIRECTOR IMMEDIATELY !!!



FROM: CHIEF UFOT EKAETTE DATE 15th January 2007
SECETARY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA.
RE: AVAIL YOURSELF THIS OPPORTUNITY AND STOP SPENDING YOUR MONEY.

ATTN: HONOURABLE BENEFICIARY,

I am honourable CHIEF UFOT EKAETTE; secretary federal government of Nigeria of Office of the Presidency. I have being directed by His Excellency, The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, GCFR, to bring to your notice that this Government understands your Plight, the disappointment you have suffered in the past to get your Contract /inheritance fund paid to you. 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/inheritance payment in the past. we are sorry for what you have gone through in the hands of fake Government officials that have been cheating you fraudulently, do not worry your problems now is solved, so treat with urgency. In view of the determination and commitment of this Government to Ensure that every outstanding contract/inheritance debts are settled, But to our greatest dismay, despite all the effort made last year to ensure that most beneficiary receive their payment, record still show that a lot of Contractors/inheritance beneficiaries did not receive their payment due To their inability to settle some outstanding up-front obligation to the Federal Government. Based on this, the President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has approved the sum of US$1.8Billion Dollars in this year’s budget for the settlement of These outstanding debts and also announced the Introduction of Deduction Application Form and made it mandatory that any contractor/inheritance Beneficiary that is unable to settle up-front Charges, Taxes, fee or Levies arising from his or her contract/inheritance payment receive Their payments. You are advised to contact UGOH MARTINS (Director, Computer/ Telex Dept) CBN, for the immediate release of your Overdue Contract/inheritance payment. However, we wish to inform you that you have been short-listed among The TEN contractors/beneficiaries that will benefit from the US$1.8 Billion Dollars Approved by the president, all you need to do is to contact the director Computer/telex dept to inform you how you will receive your fund Immediately. Do whatever you are told to do to enable you receive your money; we are Sorry for the delay you might experience.

PLEASE GET BACK TO ME ON MY PRIVATE E-MAIL WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU completex_cbn111@surfy.net


Sincerely Yours,
CHIEF UFOT EKAETTE.










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