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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam
The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.
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.
Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- 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)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "dr_kingsleym@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- 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.
Fraud email example:
From: "Dr. Kingsley Moghalu." <privatedealingcbn@ymail.com>
Reply-To: dr_kingsleym@ymail.com
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:46:03 -0300
Subject: Your Urgent Reply Is Needed Sir.
THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
38 BROAD STREET TINUBU
SQUARE,
VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS
NIGERIA.
Attn: Sir,
Your long awaited funds have been approved by the presidency and Central
Bank of Nigeria this morning after a meeting with the United Nations/World
Bank international debt payment monitoring unit. It was so due to the fact
that Nigeria owns so many of her foreign contractor in the recent years
and a lot of complaints has been coming from the United Nation officials
and of course our present President Dr Goodluck Ebere Jonathan(PHD) has
not been happy with all the bad names this country has out side.
He is in full support of the Central Bank of Nigeria settling her depts.
So as to ascertain good ruler ship and his discussions with the American
President (President Obama) when he visited him last year as he took over
the office of the president from our late one (President Umaru Musa
Yaradua).Well Mr. President wants to fulfill all promises he made to Mr
Obama and since he is contesting for the next general election which will
come up by April this years as the President ,so he wants to use it as a
political strategy to maintain his office and to have good name in the
world.
You are requested forward your correct particulars as stated in your
approved payment file. The information’s requested are below:
1: FULL NAME........................................................
2: FULL ADDRESS.....................................................
3: FILE NUMBER......................................................
4: AGE..............................................................
5: CONFIDENTIAL TELEPHONE NUMBER....................................
6: PASSPORT COPY....................................................
7: OCCUPATION......................................................
Your fund will be transferred as soon as we receive these details to your
nominated bank account within 72hrs. You are advised to contact Dr.
Kingsley Moghalu in his email address and private telephone number.
Your Sincerely
Dr. Kingsley Moghalu
Deputy Governor CBN
Email:dr_kingsleym@live.com
Telephone: +2348064203589.
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