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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:
  • "executive governor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • +2348061322290 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • info_cbn_2002@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • atmcardpaymentoffice2006@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA <john_wood87@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <info_cbn_2002@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 09:21:09 +0000
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION



CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,LAGOS-NIGERARE:YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATIONFrom: Prof. Charles C. SoludoExecutive Governor (CBN)Central Bank Of Nigeria.Email: charlesoffice2007@yahoo.co.ukEmail: info_cbn_2002@yahoo.co.uk Cell Number : +234 806-1322290Attention:BeneficiaryThis is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract / inheritance file presently on my desk, and I found out that you have not received your payment due to your lack of co-operation and not fulfilling the obligations giving to you in respect to your contract / inheritance payment.Secondly, you are hereby advised to stop dealing with some non-officials in the bank as this is anillegal act and will have to stop if you so wish to receive your payment immediately. After the board meeting held at our headquarters, we have resolved in finding a solution to your problem, and as you may know, we have arranged your payment through our SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTRE in Europe, America and Asia Pacific, which is the instruction given by our president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo (GCFR) Federal Republic of Nigeria.

This card centre will send you an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw your money in an ATM MACHINE in any part of the world, but the maximum is ($10,000.00) Ten Thousand Us Dollars per day. So, if you like to receive your fund this way, please do let us know by forwarding the below details to Rev Father Paul Obi CARD PAYMENT CENTRE on this email:atmcardpaymentoffice2006@yahoo.co.uk(1) Your Full Name(2)Address where you want the payment centre to send your ATM CARD.(3)Phone And Fax Number(4) Your Total Fund to be received.Instead of loosing your fund, please indicate to the Card Centre the total sum you are expecting and for your information you have stop any further communication with anybody or office. On this regards, do not hesitate to contact me for more details and direction, and also please do update me with any new development.Thanks for your co-operation.Regards,Prof. Charles C. SoludoExecutive Governor (CBN)Central Bank Of Nigeria.Email: charlesoffice2007@yahoo.co.ukEmail: info_cbn_2002@yahoo.co.uk Cell Number :+234806-1322290
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