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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:
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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.
  • +2348024273663 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: ernest obi <dr.ernestobi@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 18:06:35 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA


CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE, LAGOS NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT
TEL:234-802-4273663 FAX:

ATTN: VICTIMNAME,

PART PAYMENT NOTIFICATION OF US$10.5M.

FOLLOWING OUR JOINT MEETING WITH THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY/CBN BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND GOVERNORS IN RESPECT TO THE RECEIPT OF AN APPROVAL OF YOUR FUND IN THIS FIRST QUARTER OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2006,FROM THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND AFRICAN FUND RECOVERING BEUREU.

WE WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR PAYMENT HAS BEEN APPROVED THROUGH INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT, PAYABLE IN OUR ESCROW ACCOUNT WITH OUR CORRESPONDENCE BANK IN USA (JP MORGAN CHANSE BANK NY).

YOU'RE ADVICE TO RECONFIRM YOUR CONTACTS INFO AND RECEIVING BANK DETAILS TO ENABLE US SEND AN IMMEDIATE TELEX MESSAGE TO JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NEW YORK FOR THE CLEARANCE OF YOUR APPROVED FUND THROUGH OUR ACCOUNT WITH THE JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NEW YORK TO YOUR DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT.

NOTE: IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ANTI-CORRUPTION ACT OF 1999,THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA MADE IT MANDATORY THAT OUR FOREIGN BENEFICIARY'S SHOULD NOT PAY ANY CENT IN RECEIVING HIS OR HER FUND.THIS IS TO RESTORE OUR GOOD IMAGE BEFORE THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE.

IN VIEW OF THIS, YOU ARE WARNED TO DESIST OF CONTACTING ANY OFFICE EXCEPT THIS BANK TO AVOID FRAUD.

THIS OFFICE WILL FORWARD TO YOU A COPY OF YOUR CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT AS SOON AS WE HEAR FROM YOU FOR CONFIRMATION THROUGH YOUR LOCAL BANK.

YOU CAN CALL ME ON 234-802-4273663 FOR MORE DIRECTIVES.

WE AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.

BEST REGARDS .

DR ERNEST OBI.
DIRECTOR, FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT.
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

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