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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:
  • ",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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: mrs bola <mrs.bola06@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mis.bolaadesola@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:01:10 +0100
Subject: INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR BANK ACCOUNT!!!




First Bank Nigeria Plc
Marina,Lagos,- Nigeria
Tel: +234-1-4732148


Attention,

Sir/Madam,

REF: - INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR BANK ACCOUNT!!!

Acting on our capacity as the government payment releasing agent and correspondent bank, we received instruction to credit your bank account with payment release advise A/C #: 95556160, A/C code: 500 700 10 from the beneficiaries account with this bank transferring same to your bank Account, In United States Dollars equivalent (US$25,000,000.00 million)

Kindly re- confirm to this bank by email today full detail of your bank account, this well enable us effect your fund transfer, because the First Bank of Nigeria Plc, the reserve bank of the Nigeria, as an integral part of the African system of central banks (ASCB) will not be responsible for unclaimed funds from any customer.

We do promised you that immediately we receive bank information’s, we shall copmmence with the crediting of your account as instructed and debit the beneficiary’s (Government) account with us here accordingly.

The First Bank of Nigeria Plc participates in the fulfillment of the ASCB’S tasks with the primary objective of maintaining the stability of the African, and it ensures the orderly execution of domestic and foreign payments.

Finally, you are free to contact me as the officer in charge of your funds transfer on the official line: + 00234 1 4732148. Or direct on my Cell Phone #: 002348076650752

Sir, kindly provides to this bank your private Telephone, Cell Phone and fax numbers to this bank in your reply to this message, for effective communication.

Yours faithfully,

Mrs. Bola Adesola
Executive Director
Corporate Banking.
First Bank of Nigeria Plc.
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