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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:
  • ",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)
  • "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "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.
  • centralbank101@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR. RAMSEY GOODMAN" <cbntelex07@ldsliving.com>
Reply-To: transferdept101@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:12:39 +0100
Subject: ATTN: Dear Beneficiary...ARE THEY YOUR REPRESENTATIVES.


CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY,
THE HONORABLE, GOVERNOR OF CBN.
ELIZABETH SQUARE, LAGOS- NIGERIA.
Email: ( centralbank101@gmail.com )
Date: 16th July 2008.
Our Ref: CBN/OHG/OXD1/2008.
Your Ref: ..................
TELEX: CENBANK.
PAYMENT FILE: CBN/BEN/08.

ATTN: Dear Beneficiary,

CBN PAYMENT NOTIFICATION OF YOUR FUNDS.

May you remain favoured.

This letter will definitely be amazing to you because of its realistic
value.Sorry for the inconveniences that was rendered to you in your line of
Inheritance Payment transaction Without taking much of your time, I am (Dr.
Ramsey Goodman) the rightful Director of the International Remittance
Department of The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and I am also the Executive
Chairman of "E.C.D.R".

Presently, we are being paid by the American government in other to avert
Scam and also to avert beneficiary funds delays here in Nigeria, So far, we
have succeeded in Settling the likes of (Mrs. Daisy Fox, Mr. Edward Smyth
etc).

Your Funds were returned to the Federal Government Treasury some while ago
because you did not finalize your claim for it. A week ago, the Presidency
and The Federal Executive Council collectively agreed to release the sum of
US$10,000,000.00 to you but to our surprise you sent down your
representatives ( Mr. Tim Parker and Mr. Rowland Gulf ) from Canada to
collect this Funds on yourbehalf, this morning.

Since you sent your representatives to us, kindly give us the authority to
transfer your Funds to them,because they have provided us with their own
Bank Account in Singapore and as soon as we here from you,we shall proceed
with the tranfer.

For further clearification/investigation kindly send the below informations
to us immediately:

1. Your Full Name and residential address.
2. Mobile or Telephone Number and Fax Number (for regular official contact).

These above-mentioned information will officially enable us to carry out our
verification processes and after that your Funds will be Paid to you
accordingly.

We await your immediate response via our private email (
centralbank101@gmail.com )

OFFICIALLY SIGNED.
DR. RAMSEY GOODMAN.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR INT'L REMIT. DEPT.
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.

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