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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)
  • "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)
  • "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.
  • don.miginis11@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Don Miginis." <servringuatcenbk@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <don.miginis11@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:28:00 -0500
Subject: PLEASE CONFIRM



CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN) INTERNATIONAL OPERATION DEPT. CBN HOUSE, LAGOS NIGERIA. TELEGRAM: CENBANK REF NO: AUTH 06/IOD/2020/07 09:00AM THURSDAY, 24 JANUARY, 2007 REPLY TO: don.miginis11@hotmail.com VERIFICATION OF YOUR PAYMENT FILE. FROM THE RECORDS OF OUTSTANDING CONTRACTORS, NEXT OF KIN FUND AND LOTTERY FUNDS DUE FOR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT, YOUR NAME/PARTICULARS WAS DISCOVERED AS NEXT ON THE LIST. I WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR PAYMENT IS BEING PROCESSED AND FROM THE RECORD IN MY FILE YOUR OUTSTANDING PART PAYMENT IS ONE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS. KINDLY RE-CONFIRM TO ME THE FOLLOWINGS: 1) YOUR FULL NAME:...................................................... 2) CONTACTADDRESS:...................................................... 3) PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE #:......................./..................... 4) COMPANY NAME, POSITION AND ADDRESS:....................../................................ 5) PROFESSION, AND AGE:..................../........... AS SOON AS THIS INFORMATION IS RECEIVED YOUR PAYMENT WILL BE MADE TO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT DIRECTLY FROM M & T BANK IN NEW YORK U.S.A. REGARDS, DR. DON MIGINIS DEPUTY GOVERNOR, INTERNATIONAL OPERATION DEPT. CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN) PHONE: 011-234-8077-006616 Email: don.miginis11@hotmail.com
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