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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "foreign payment department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "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 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.
  • +2348083616012 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
  • +23417591119 (Nigeria, landline)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR JACKSON OKAFOR" <infookafor@gmail.com>
Reply-To: drjackson_okafor22@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:36:06 +0100
Subject: ATTN: BENEFICIARY/INHERITANCE


FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
truly the first
Corporate Headquarters:
HEAD OFFICE: SAMUEL ASABIA HOUSE,
35 MARINA LAGOS.
TEL: 234-8083616012,FAX: 234-1-7591119
Our Ref: FBNP/X-XI/2007


ATTN: BENEFICIARY/INHERITANCE



RE: NOTIFICATION OF YOUR OUTSTANDING CONTRACT PAYMENT WITH THE FEDERAL
OVERNMENT OF NIGERIA.


FOLLOWING A DEPT BUY –BACK AGREEMENT (DBA) REACHED BETWEEN OUR BANK AND THE
EDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA UNDER THE 2005/2006 FISCAL YEAR SCHEMES.


YOUR OUTSTANDING CONTRACT PAYMENT WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA
WILL OW BE PAID THROUGH OUR BANK (FIRST BANK OF NIG PLC ) UNDER THE TERMS
OF THE DEPT BUY- BACK AGREEMENT (DBA). WE ARE TO PAY YOUR COMPANY
IMMEDIATELY WHILE THE GOVERNMENT WILL REFUND OUR BANK THROUGH FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT TREASURY BILLS IN FAVOUR OF OUR BANK MATURING IN 2007/2008.


IN YOUR FILE,IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE SOME IRREGULARITIES BECAUSE
YOU HAVE NOT FOLLOWED THE DUE PROCESS OF CLEARANCE AND PAYMENT THAT IS WHY
YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVE YOUR FUND EVEN AFTER COMPLETING THE CONTRACT. HOWEVER,
THIS BANK HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SORT THESE IRREGULARITIES.


SUBSEQUENTLY, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA (FGN) ORDER CONTRACT NUMBER P24K
WAS SUED TO THIS BANK DIRECTING US TO REMIT YOUR FUND IMMEDIATELY. PLEASE
SEND MEDIATELY YOUR BANK INFORMATION, PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER
BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT OUR CORRESPONDING BANK IN LONDON TO MAKE WRONGFUL
TRANSFER.


YOU ARE ADVISED TO CALL ME AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS MESSAGE ON MY DIRECT
TELEPHONE: 234-8083616012


BEST REGARDS


DR.JACKSON OKAFOR
DIRECTOR, FOREIGN PAYMENT DEPARTMENT.
FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PLC

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