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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:
  • "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)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "abuja" (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.
  • drstevelar@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR STEVE LAR" <fgn_presidency1@nonifamily.net>
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:43:47 +0530 (IST)
Subject: STOP ORDER RE CONFIRM THIS ASAP /Ref:CBN/OHG/00X09/2008 ''''''''''






FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY IN CONJUCTION WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL BOARD OF
TRUSTEE ON FOREIGN CONTRACTS PAYMENT ABUJA.
Website: http://www.nigeria.gov.ng/
Ref: CBN/OHG/00X09/2008.
PH 2348083733327
REPLY TO DIRECT EMAIL : drstevelar@gmail.com



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

Attn: Beneficiary/Contractor

STOP ORDER FROM THE PRESIDENCY:

This is to bring to your notice about the due process of your Outstanding
Contractual payment, which was suspended by the Central Bank of Nigeria
There by stopping the telex unit to pause the transfer of your contract
fund to your nominated bank account.

As a result of this development verification conducted by the Finance
Ministry in conjunction with the Debt Verification Panel on your contract
Case file has been endorsed for payment awaiting your confirmations.
In view of several efforts already made by us to contact you for the
following reasons based on the new account submitted to this office on
your
behalf:

(1) My Office desks have just received a sworn affidavit from to re-route
your payment into a new bank account number as stated: VACAP Federal
Credit
Union, 1700 Robin Hood Road, Richmond, VA 23220.Account number 32501.of
Mr.
RAINER HESSE.
The sum of US$25.5m USD. (Twenty Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars Only)

(2) Please, confirm to our department if you have instructed Mr. RAINER
HESSE to appoint an attorney/agent on your behalf thereby asking that
the
receive cash call remittance on your behalf.

(3) It has come to our notice that you are being contacted by unauthorized
Individuals with respect to your contract payment but unfortunately this
office is not aware of your unofficial dealings and warned that it is
at
your own risk.

(4) Please, also confirm if you have authorized Mr. RAINER HESSE to change
your banking particulars to the following particulars stated below:

VACAP Federal Credit Union, 1700 Robin Hood Road, Richmond, VA 23220.
Account number 3250163 also re-confirm your Contract Number, Contract
Amount,
Private Telephone and Fax number, your e-mail address, Office or home
address so that we can crosscheck it with our file records.

We have decided to contact you for re-verification because we suspected
that Mr. RAINER HESSE is trying to divert your money through the sworn
affidavit into a new different bank account. You are advised to call
me or
email back upon the receipt of this mail to enable me advice you on how
to
go about this matter.


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 communiqué 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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