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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:
  • "a reliable and reputable person to handle this" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "abuja" (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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: magnus mbeli <magmbeli25@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <ibb_ibe@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2007 19:02:42 +0000
Subject: Attn:



Attn: Please do accept my sincere apology if my mail does not meet your personal ethics. My name is Mr.Magnus Ibe the regional Auditor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).I came to know you in my Private Search as a reliable and reputable person to handle this Confidential transaction. I hope we can assist each other. I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us, as the regional Auditor General of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).; it is my duty to send a financial report to my head office in the capital city Abuja at the end of every financial quarter of the year. On the course of the 2007 first quarter of the year report, I discovered that my branch made an excess profit of Seven million Five hundred united states dollars USD {$7,500,000.00}of which my head office is not aware of. I have placed this fund on what we call ESCROW ACCOUNT without any beneficiary. As an officer of the bank I cannot be directly connected to this money, this is why I’m contacting you so that you can assist and receive this money into your bank account which we will share immediately you confirm the receipt of the fund in your account. All I need from you is to apply as the original depositor of this fund here in my branch so that my Head office can order the transfer to your designated bank account. Please do not undue the advantage of the trust I have bestowed on you, I assure you we can achieve our goal successfully. Best RegardsMr.Magnus IbeAuditor GeneralCBN.
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