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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "international court of justice" (not involved with lotteries)
• 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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348060868589 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • documentspresidency207@yahoo.se (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Kosi Jesse" <kosi7726@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:54:49 +0100
Subject: UNITED NATIONS (FORMAT)..........


UNITED NATIONS
*United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV)*
*Vienna International Centre
Wagramer Strasse 5
A 1400 Vienna
Austria*
**
****
Notice is hereby given to you that UNITED NATIONS has today being the 17th
July, 2007 received Payment Transfer Authorization Contract Signals with
Code No. X10FGN/WB/ICJ/UN/041 - AXX1 payment - beneficiary-X1PASS 2007 from
the Federal Government of Nigeria under* *that your contract payment be
wired directly into your nominated bank account already with us. We found
out that some certificates/documents are missing from your file,
International Payment Guarantee Bond (IPC-8) and Revised Remittance
Declaration (RRD) etc, and the Beneficiary of the fund must endorse it
before the fund will be transferred to your account. This is the only
obstacle holding your funds.

You are therefore advised to contact our Regional Representative *DR. MRS.
AMI GOMEZ* in Nigeria who has been empowered to oversee all foreign payments
approval on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria on *Tel:
234-806-0868589, E-mail: documentspresidency207@yahoo.se *immediately. She
will arrange on how the endorsement can be effected, either by going to
their office in Nigeria to sign or deliver them to you.

The directivescame from Special Adviser on Financial Matters to the
President - Federal Republic of Nigeria in accordance with the agreement
reached recently in New York, U.S.A with International Monetary Fund (IMF),
World Bank - London, International Court of Justice (ICJ) and Paris Clubs on
Creditors and Chase Manhattan Bank for the immediate payment of all foreign
contract funds to contractors on non-oil transfer payment on Section
D4X020412 worldwide of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Your fund has been
programmed for instant payment as follows:-

*1. Date of approval 19th August 2007*
*2. Revised Remittance Declaration - not endorsed.*
*3. FGN/WB/UN USA Payment Code No. AXXX1-48P774-H-12-2F.00-PASS2007*
*4. Fund Endorsement at Payment Code No. AD-00076XY-2F-PASS 2007*
*5. Date of issue: 17th August 2007*
*6. Bank to effect payment of beneficiary's fund - HSBC BANK, ENGLAND.*
*7. Remittance Account Instruction Code No. FGN/WB/XXX1/UN Pass 2007*
*8. International Payment Guarantee Bond Code No.: not endorsed.*

As soon as we receive these documents, we shall notify your bank and your
funds will be directly wired into your bank account by the PAYING BANK as
every arrangement has been concluded in that direction. Note also, that
your delay in responding to this letter will strongly affect your payment,
as we shall not hesitate to send back the fund to the Federal Republic of
Nigeria.
* *

Best regards,

*Mr. Kosi Jesse,*
Human Resources Manager,
United Nations, Austria.

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