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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:
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your payment is being processed" (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)
  • "to 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)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
  • "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: "Federal Ministry of Finance"<bbllawchambers1@myway.com>
Reply-To: fmfonline@oued.org
Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2007 12:49:53 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Federal Ministry of Finance


Federal Ministry of Financeradio house, area 10,garki Abuja attention: sir/madam, Our Ref: fmf/fg1/2006Date: 13/10/2007 It might interest you to note that the federal ministry of finance under the new Minister: Alhaji Shamshadeen Usman has arrived into the first point of duty which is to pay both foreign and local debts which includes inheritance funds/contract payments.The uncivilized/unpatriotic government official of both local and central bank of Nigeria that made the present government to withdraw authority of payment from the above mention banks caused the delay in payment in the past.from the records of outstanding foreign payments due for release with banks in Nigeria, your name and contact was discovered as next on the list of the outstanding foreigners' payment which are still hanging on and who have not yet received their payments. Note that the Nigerian government has not appointed anybody, institution outside Nigeria for this payment to avoid you fall into the
network of the people whom has made it impossible to have your money in the past.I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be released to you as soon as you reconfirm your payment details so that we can authenticate the claim legally. also note that from our record the federal government of Nigeria has only mapped out the sum of us$6,700,000.00 six million, seven hundred thousand united states dollars) to be released to you for now, after which the remaining part of your claims will be released to you. Kindly re-confirm to us the followings:1) Your full name and mailing address.2) Telephone, fax and mobile #.3) Occupation4) age. 5) Bank $ routing number6) Bank name &amp; address7) Amount owned In receipt of the above information, your payment will be approved and paid to you by wired to your nominated bank account; you are advised to get back to me immediately for more clarifications. Yours truly, Minister: Alhaji Shamshadeen UsmanFederal Ministry of
Finance

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