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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:
  • "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)
• 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.
  • kevin.checn@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR STEVE LAR" <fgn_presidency2@nonifamily.net>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:03:10 +0530 (IST)
Subject: THE STATUS OF YOUR FUNDS /CONTACT CHEN


FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY IN CONJUCTION WITH GLOBAL TRANSACTION BANKING/ATM
CARD ASIA.
Website: http://www.nigeria.gov.ng/
Ref: CBN/OHG/00X09/2008.
PH 2348083733327

FROM DESK OF: STEVE LAR (DIRECTOR GENERAL DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE.
On behalf: PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA (GCFR)

Attention Beneficiary,

This is to acknowledge your name in our file here in the office of the
presidency.At this point may it be on record that we are not asking you
for
any payment rather what we are doing is to Pay the rightful beneficiary
of a
certain fund floating in CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA data base.These are
funds
that originated from Nigeria ( Ie Bequest,Inheritance, Contractual Payment,Etc).

As you are well informed all funds from Nigeria must pass through the
Central Bank of Nigeria financial data base to their final Financial
institute or Bank.The reason being to avoid some financial improprieties
being perpetuated by fraud star within the banking industry in making
it
difficult for genuine beneficiaries to get their funds within the stipulated
time frame.

In view of these development.The president of Nigeria ,UMAR MUSA YA ADUA
has
approved the sum of US$18,5,000.00 of your CONTRACT/INHERITANCE Payment
of
US$18,5,000.00 (EIGHTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS). The presidency have RELEASED and APPROVED the above sum as
part
payment for onward transfer to you via an ATM CARD which you will use
to
withdraw all the US$18,5,000.00 in any ATM SERVICE MACHINE in any part
of
the world, but the maximum you can withdraw in a day is US$4,500.00 Only
We
have mandated Asian Card Center China, to send you the ATM CARD and PIN
NUMBER which you will use to withdraw all your (EIGHTEEN MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES ONLY in any ATM SERVICE MACHINE in any
part
of the world, but the maximum you can withdraw in a day is US$4,500.00
Only.

You are therefore advice to contact the Head, Global Transactional Banking/
ATM CARD Department of ASIAN PAYMENT CARD REGIONAL OFFICE;

Contact Person: Mr. Kevin Chen
Email : kevin.checn@gmail.com

Tell .Mr. Kevin Chen, that you received a message from the director General
Debt Payment Office of The federation. Instructing him to send you the
ATM
CARD and PIN NUMBER which you will use to withdraw your US$18,5,000.00
in
any ATM SERVICE MACHINE in any part of the world, also send him your
direct
phone number and contact address where you want him to send the ATM CARD
and
PIN NUMBER to you.

We are very sorry for the plight you have gone through in the past years.
Thanks for adhering to this instruction and once again accept our
congratulations.
Yours faithfully,

DR.STEVE LAR (DIRECTOR GENERAL DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE),
Drector General Debt Payment Office of The federation.
On behalf: PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA (GCFR)

Warning:
This communique is from the PRESIDENTIAL BOARD OF TRUSTEE ON CONTRACT
PAYMENT upon the advice of the Presidential adviser on Contract are
Advised to adhere strictly to directive. Any fund beneficiary who Ignores
Instruction will be doing so at his own risk and should not blame the
Federal Government Of Nigeria for non-payment of their contract
Funds. Website: http://www.nigeria.gov.ng/

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