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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:
  • "into your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Federal Bureau Of Investigations, Washington DC"
<fbigovn@fedbureauofinvestigations.org>
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 14:22:07 +0000
Subject: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI.WASHINGTON DC.







ROBERT MUELLER III EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FBIFEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI.WASHINGTON DC.Email: fbigovn@fedbureauofinvestigations.org
FBI SEEKING TO WIRETAP INTERNETATTENTION
We are in receipt of your email, and we will advise you to contact the Central Bank of Nigeria Payment office Department immediately for the urgent release of your fund into your nominated bank account, and get back to for update, to enable us advise you on what to do. be assured that every thing regarding this is legal and we are monitoring all their services accordingly. It might interest you to know that we have already contacted the person in charge (Mr. Kingsley Agwor) for the transferring of your contract wining fund, and he assured us that he will contact you as soon as possible. Note that as he contact you, like we stated above that you should contact us immediately for advise.Thank you very much for your anticipated co-operation in advance as we earnestly await your urgent response to this matter.Best Regards,
Robert S. Mueller III Federal Bureau of Investigation J. Edgar Hoover Building 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C.20535-0001, USA
Email: fbigovn@fedbureauofinvestigations.org

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