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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "outstanding contractors" (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)
  • "million 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)
  • "lagos" (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.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • drjohnfavour_5@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: drjohn favour <drjohnfavour_w6@msn.com>
Reply-To: <drjohnfavour_5@yahoo.es>
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 02:34:05 +0000
Subject: CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION




CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE
P.M.B 12194
LAGOS-NIGERIA
Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/06

Attn: Honorable Contractor

CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009

With reference to the new fiscal policy of this new Government of Alhaji Umaru Musa Yara'dua We apologize, for the delay of your contract part payment and all the inconvenience and inflict that we might have indulge you through. However, we were having some minor problems with our payment system, which is inexplicable, and have held us stranded and indolent, not having the aspiration to devote our 100% assiduity in accrediting foreign contract payments. We apologize once again. From the records of the outstanding contractors due for payment with the Federal Government of Nigeria your name and address is on the list major contractors who have not received their payments for the Federal Plateau Project with reference to the aforementioned details

CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009,Swift Code: BPH KPL PK,A/C#: 329606=101244=169=678

I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be deliver to your doorstep as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that from the record in my file your outstanding contract payment is 65.7 Millions DOLLARS but we have been directed and mandated to pay to you 12.7 Million DOLLARS the rest payable accordingly in the last fiscal quarter.Please re-confirm to me what you have in your record and also re-confirm to me the following. 1) Your full name.2) Phone, fax and mobile #.3) Position and address.4) Profession, age and marital status.
5) Identification/Nationality

As soon as this information is received and confirmed, your bank draft will be deliver to you through diplomatic means in your country from Central Bank of Nigeria. As a result of the on-going drive of the Government to update its books and clear payment to contractors, I strongly recommend that you promptly start your clearance as soon as possible for more clarification and for immediate delivery of your bank draft to your doorstep.

Dr. JOHNFAVOUR

drjohnfavour_5@yahoo.es

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)

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