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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "million 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
• 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.
  • revdrjohnsonaku@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: paymaster_7 master_7 <paymaster_7@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <revdrjohnsonaku@myway.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2007 17:44:59 +0100
Subject: PAYMASTER GENERAL




PRESIDENCY
OFFICE OF THE PAYMASTER GENERAL
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

From: Dr SOMTOCHUKWU OBINNA
Secretary to the Government
on Foreign payment Matters

Attn: Honourable Beneficiary


Our ref:FGN/OPG-0607/0221

Dear Sir/Madam

Fund Release Order

Sequel to the meeting held on Wednesday the 22ND day of August 2007,between the Federal Executive Council of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,Chief Justice of the Federation, Finance Minister,Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and the management of the FIRST INLAND BANK NIG.PLC,this office has been mandated to issue out this notice to all our numerous contractors and fund inheritors that did not receive their payment from our past administrators.

However,due to some irregularities in the Federal Government of Nigeria payment record delibrately caused by some past Top Government Officials,we have been asked to approve a payment of $5,000,000.00( Five Million United States Dollars) as compensation to all the people that executed contracts with the Federal Government of Nigeria and never received any cent till this moment via ATM CARD payment system.

To this order,we have signed a memorandum of understanding with the management of the First Inland Bank Nig.Plc to handle all approved payments to avoid further fraud.
I wish to notify you,that the square peg is now in square hole and your payment has been processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter.

You are hereby advised to urgently contact the Director in Charge of ATM with the First Inland Bank Plc by name Rev Dr johnson Aku through his most confidential details:

Name:Rev Dr johnson Aku
Organization:First Inland Bank Plc
Position:Director of ATM
E-mail: revdrjohnsonaku@myway.com

Do make sure you confirm to him the followings:
Your Full Name: ______________________________ Your Complete Address (Physical Address with Zip Code notP.O.BOX) : ______________________________ Name of City of Residence:_______________________________ Country:____________________________________ Direct Telephone Number:____________________________________ MobileNumber:____________________________________ Nearest airport:________________________________ Working Identity Card/Int'l Passport:_________________

Be informed that FIRST INLAND BANK NIG.PLC has the mandate of the Federal Executive council to release your payment to you immediately by ATM CARD payment which will be cashable in any ATM machine of your choice World-Wide in accordance to the World Bank and IMF recommendations.

Lastly,on-behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria and the entire people of Nigeria,I sincerely wish to apologize for any inconvenience the action of our past administrators must have affected on you and your family.

Thanks for your anticipated compliance to this message.

Sincerely yours,





Dr SOMTOCHUKWU OBINNA
Secretary to the Government
On Foreign Payment Matters.
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