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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:
  • "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.
  • +2348086810133 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Cole Baron <j_tx5@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <harrycollins8810@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2007 06:32:58 -0600
Subject: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT



Our ref: CBN/CPN9/07Your ref RJ99/NNPD/503Attention: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENTRE: FINAL RELEASE OF YOUR OUTSTANDING PAYMENT AMOUNTING TO USD25.5MILLIONDue to many fraudulent activities going on in many other countries especially in Nigeria, the Federal Government of Nigeria as ordain this office to handle every fraudulent transaction going on within Nigeria.With the help of our monitory department, we have been able to track every transaction going on.We have investigate on so many company and firms. Some of them has been arrested and the law is taking proper action on them. But be informed that your payment file amounting to USD25.5Million has been finally transferred to a financial consultant that will immediately transfer your fund via their Corresponding Bank to your account designate without you going through any bureaucracy.The transfer of the payment file was based on the founding of the Board of Directors of the Federal Ministry of Financing and also Central Bank of Nigeria based on their founding on how your payment procedures was handled in an unusual pattern, which gave the avenue for fallacies and bogus promises which are totally impossible in any part of the world which are used as blackmail and extorting money from you regarding some document fees that are not necessary for a transfer in the banking systems.All these contributed to make it impossible for you to receive your fund back from these people. There has been large scale document pilferage, procedural bottle necks and diversions documentary sub-versions, procedural hijacking through fraudulent manipulations, all meant to divert your attention by frustrating you out of patience for possible diversion of your payment to other accounts.Based on this, the Board of Director/Central Bank of Nigeria has decided to assign the payment to a Financial Consultant through their Corresponding Bank to your Account.Also confirm the following information to back your funds up in our office.1) Your full name.2) Phone, fax and mobile #.3) Company name, position and address.4) Profession , age and marital status5) Your international passport or drivers license.For urgent attention to your payment, you are advised urgently to contact the Financial Consultant Harry Collins & Associates and reconfirm your account details with other documents and also every of your correspondence to proofs you as the rightful beneficiary of the funds.Your urgent contact with Harry Collins & Associates will be highly in your favour being the Board of Directors has made first come first serve and the fund available for the payment are limited including yours.Contact: HARRY COLLINS & ASSOCIATESContact Person: HARRY COLLINSE-Mail Address: harrycollins8810@yahoo.co.ukPhone number; +2348086810133Please do keep us informed immediately you received a word or immediately you contact Harry Collins & Associates.But be rest assured that all modalities has been put in place via Harry Collins & Associates for immediate release of your fund. You are also advise to stop every communication with any unauthorized bodyfor future preference.Yours sincerely,Cole BaronFor Federal Ministry of Finance.
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