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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:
  • "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
  • "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 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.
  • +2348034406424 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • skyebanknig40@googlemail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <skyebanknig40@googlemail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:20:16 +0000
Subject: SKYE BANK OF NIG PLC IMMEDIATE PAYMENT.....




Head Office:3, Akin Adesola St, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria CASH PAYMENT SERVICE LTDORDER FROM FMFREG.ORDER NO:SH 23122Email: skyebanknig40@googlemail.com
Cell Number:234-8034406424 ATTENTION: CATEGORY "A" BENEFICIARY.

SKYE BANK OF NIG PLC IMMEDIATE PAYMENT.....


WE WISH TO NOTIFY YOU THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED A CREDIT DIRECTIVES FROM OUR CORRESPONDING BANK HERE IN NIGERIA, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN) TO PAYYOU YOUR INHERITANCE/CONTRACT INTEREST FUND WORTH $3,750M. THE SKYE BANK NIG PLC BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS CONCLUDED TO EFFECT YOUR PAYMENT, REGARDS TO THE ENDORSMENT OF YOUR PAYMENT CERTIFICATE RECEIVED FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN), YOU ARE ADVISE TO CONTACT THIS BANK WITH YOUR FULL INFORMATION TO ENABLE US CROSS CHECK WITH THE INFORMATION SENT TO US FROM OURCORRESPONDINGBANK CBN, TO CONFIRM IF YOU ARE THE AUTHORIZED BENEFICIARY OF THE FUND. WITH THE ONE FORWARDED TO US BY THE CBN. 1) YOUR FULL NAMES...2) YOUR ADRESS WHERE THE FUND WILL BE DELIVERED...3) YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER...4) YOUR FORM OF IDENTIFICATION...5) YOUR OCCUPATION AND AGE... UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR URGENT RESPOND, THE SKYE BANK NIG PLC WILL PROCEED FOR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF YOUR FUND AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THE REQUIRED INFORMATION FOR PROPER CONFIRMATION OF YOUR PAYMENT. YOURS TRULY, DR,JOHN OBIPAYMENT DIRECTORSKYE BANK NIG PLC.

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