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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:
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "DR. PAUL OGBA" <pogba001@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 08:47:48 +0100
Subject: INHERITANCE/CONTRACT FUND

INHERITANCE/CONTRACT FUND
PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENTS
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA {CBN}
SWIFT CREDIT CARD PAYMENT


Going by series of petition received from International Body on the way
your inheritance fund was handled by our correspondense office. After
Extentive close door meeting with Board of Directors and other Stake
holders in the Government, Subcommittees of the House of Assembly
and the House of Rep , Federal Republic of Nigeria.It was Resolved
and Agreed upon that your Heritance Fund would be released on a
special method of payment , which tag Name Reads SWIFT CREDIT CARD.
This method of payment is designed by the Government to avert
fraud perpetration or stoppage of fund by Some Agencies, Either
Through Anti Terrorist Certificate or other certificates this Swift
Credit Card would be issued to you upon meeting with the Bank
Requirement.

This office, has Been Mandated to take charge of the Issuance of the
SWIFT CREDIT CARD ,and that your inheritance payment file should be
passed to my desk for clarification, upon Certification that your file is
ok.This Office would Direct you on how to receive your over Due
inheritance fund via SWIFT CREDIT CARD, the SWIFT CREDIT CARD would
be delivered to you via Courier. In the light of this aforementioned, You
are required to furnish this office with the following information:
Your Name: Address. Madian Name Your Next of Kin Name and your date of
Birth,your telephone number and fax.

This Informations would be used in openning of an account here it's from
here that the ATM would be used in issuance of The SWIFT CREDITS CARD
in your favour with the Credt card Number and all your information
inserted into the card. Upon completion of this issuance of the Credit
Card,It would be send to you via Courier to your residential
Address.Urgently furnish this office with your Contact information
inorder to reconfirmed if it's in line with the one contained in our
payment data.Be informed that your fund has been called back and it's
now in a suspence Account here in Our Bank. (CBN) A new Account has to
be opened in your Name Before The Swift Credit Card will be
issued.Waiting for an urgent response.

Yours Faithfully,
DR. PAUL OGBA.

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