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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "executive governor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "centngngcbn@qatar.io" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "centngngcbn@qatar.io" (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: "CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA" <hb3000@tsamail.co.za>
Reply-To: centngngcbn@qatar.io
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:29:09 +0900 (JST)
Subject: INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT //
FROM THE DESK OF THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA(CBN)
DR.SANUSI LAMIDO
E-mail: centngngcbn@qatar.io
ATTN: BENEFICIARIES,
HOW ARE YOU TODAY? WE ARE WRITING TO INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED
YOUR PROMPT REPLY TO OUR CORRESPONDENCE TO WIRE YOUR PAYMENT INTO YOUR
DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT PLEASE BE INFORMED THAT YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED
URGENTLY TO FORWARD YOUR FULL BANK PARTICULARS WHERE YOU WANT YOUR FUND
TO BE PAID INTO, TO US NOT LATER THAN TODAY, TO ENABLE US FINALIZE THE
ARRANGEMENT OF PAYING YOU AS $15.7M EACH, HAVE BEEN PROGRAMMED TO 10
CONTRACTORS WHICH YOU ARE AMONG TO BE PAID IN THIS QUARTER PAYMENT
SCHEDULED BY THE NEWLY
CONSTITUTED GOVERNMENT.
YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS:
BANK NAME :
BANK ADDRESS :
BENEFICIARY :
ACCOUNT NO :
AGE :
YOUR INTERNATIONAL
AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE YOUR BANKING CO-ODINATES FROM YOU TODAY,I WILL
CALL YOU ON YOUR PHONE TO DISCUSS WITH YOU CONCERNING YOUR WIRE PAYMENT
INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE AS WE RECEIVE YOUR BANK INFORMATION TO
PAY YOU.MEAN WHILE FORWARD YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER TO ME FOR
EASY COMMUNICATION. E-mail: centngngcbn@qatar.io
BEST REGARDS,
DR.SANUSI LAMIDO
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TELEPHONE NUMBER: 234 8187799316
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