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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • +2348029206098 (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.
  • jamesud022@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UDOKA" <jamesud1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <jamesud02@live.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 16:17:13 -0600
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT IS RELEASED!!!


FROM THE DESK OF DR. JAMES UDOKA
REMITTANCE/ROUTING DIRECTOR.
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE.
LAGOS NIGERIA.
REMITTANCE/ ROUTING DEPARTMENT.
TEL: 234-802-9206098
EMAIL: jamesud022@hotmail.com

ATTN: THE BENEFICIARY,


RE: REMITTANCE OF YOUR OVER DUE PAYMENT

WE ARE SENDING THIS MESSAGE IN LINE WITH BANKING REGULATORY ACT 1989 AS
AMENDED IN 1999 SECTION 208 SUB SECTION 26 PARAGRAPH 78, CUM THE
RESTRUCTURING WE ARE TRYING TO PUT IN PLACE AT THE APEX BANK FOR A MORE
EFFICIENT AND WORKABLE SYSTEM.
WE ARE EQUALLY GLAD TO INFORM YOU THAT THE PRESIDENCY TOGETHER WITH THE
HOUSE OF SENATE HAS UNDER A JOINT MEETING RECENTLY CONCLUDED WITH THE
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA APPROVED VIA THIS PAYMENT RELEASE ADVICE NO.
PRS-OXXYS- CHIPS 10/Y2K, TO PAY INTO YOUR DESIGNATED BANK DETAIL AS STATED;
Bank of America
Tarpon Woods Boulevard
A/C #: - 004431306036
BANK ROUTING 063100277
A/C NAME: JORGER PERZ

IT MUST BE CLEAR TO YOU THAT THE MINISTRY DOES NOT FIND IT FASCINATING IN
THE EVENT OF PAYMENT INTO A WRONG ACCOUNT NUMBER AS IT ENTAILS CANCELLATION
AND RECOMPUTING OF THE ENTIRE TRANSACTION. THUS YOU ARE REQUIRED TO APPROVE
AND AUTHORISE OR OTHERWISE, THE FINAL REMITTANCE OF YOUR APPROVED SUM WILL
MADE INTO THE ABOVE STATED BANK ACCOUNT DETAIL AS SEEN IN YOUR FILE.

YOU ARE HEREBY REQUESTED TO CONFIRM THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE ABOVE ACCOUNT
DETAIL TO AVOID PAYMENT OF FUND INTO A WRONG ACCOUNT. YOU ARE HEREBY
INFORMED THAT WE HAVE LESS THAN 72 BANKING HOURS FOR THIS CONFIRMATION FROM
YOU. AS SOON AS WE CONFIRM FROM YOU, WE SHALL EFFECT YOUR PAYMENT
ACCORDINGLY THROUGH OUR AFFILIATE PAYING BANK. WHEN MATTERS ARE CLEARED AND
REGULARISED AS SUCH, WE WOULD NOT TOLERATE DELAY, UNCOMPROMISING AND
NON-ATTITUDES FROM YOU WHICH OF COURSE IS NOT IN YOUR OWN BEST INTEREST. WE
DO HOPE YOU APPRECIATE OUR POSITION AND ENDEAVOUR TO SERVE YOU BETTER.

PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO SOME FRAUDLENT OFFICIALS IN THIS GOVERNMENT WE HAVE
DECIDED TO CONFIRM THE ABOVE INFORMATION FROM YOU BEFORE EFFECTING THE
PAYMENT.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

DR. JAMES UDOKA {Director Of Foreign Operations)
PHONE:234-802-9206098
EMAIL: jamesud022@hotmail.com

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