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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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• 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.
  • +23412210845 (Nigeria, landline)

Fraud email example:

From: "DESK OF NEW ELECTED GOVERNOR"<chperkl@vr-web.de>
Reply-To: <apexcentral@centralbankpayment.org>
Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 21:10:59 -0700
Subject: Dear Esteemed Customer

Dear Esteemed Customer,

 

Following the just concluded meeting between the Executives of this bank, the Directors of all the intermediary banks and the federal

ministry of finance, we deem it necessary to inform you that this bank has withdrawn the entire agency right of these banks as it concerns

international contract/inheritance/lottery/compensation payment. We also hereby disclaim other several reports on the Internet by

impostors claiming to represent us.

 

This bank hereby inform you that contrary to the numerous previous claims of these banks with some cartel of fraudsters impersonating us,

your funds transfer has remained the DUTY of the telex dept of this bank. We have your funds and we are willing to release your funds

unconditionally depending on the recommendation of the legal dept of this bank. Upon normalization and legitimization of you payment paper

works, your fund shall be transferred to your bank account unconditionally according to legitimate fund transfer rules. Funds

transferred in adherence to these rules are not stoppable by international financial agencies.

 

You are hereby advised to be in contact with the legal dept of this bank quoting your payment details and your banking coordinates for

normalization and legitimization of your payment paper works to enable a free transfer of your fund to your bank account. Below are the email

address of the legal dept and the name of the officer in charge

 

Email: apexcentral@centralbankpayment.org

Officer in charge: Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi

Direct phone: 234-1-221 0845

 

We have advised you accordingly.

 

Regards

 

Mrs. Gloria Awoh

CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT

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