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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:
  • "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
  • "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
  • +2348037283433 (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.
  • atmcardaziza4@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. SADIQ ALMAN"<sadiqatmcardpayment1@myway.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 06:44:43 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: OFFICE OF THE PAYMASTER GENERAL




       PRESIDENCY
      OFFICE OF THE PAYMASTER
GENERAL
    FEDERAL REPUBLIC
OF
NIGERIA
 

ATM CARD PAYMENT FOR FUND BENEFICIARIES
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.

ATTENTION BENEFICIARY:  
THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE
VERIFIED YOUR CONTRACT /INHERITANCE FILE AND FOUND OUT THAT WHY YOU HAVE NOT
RECEIVED YOUR PAYMENT IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT FULFILLED THE OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO
YOU IN RESPECT OF YOUR CONTRACT / INHERITANCE PAYMENT.   SECONDLY WE
HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE STILL DEALING WITH THE NONE OFFICIALS IN THE
BANK ALL YOUR ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF THE FUND TO YOU. WE WISH TO
ADVICE YOU THAT SUCH AN ILLEGAL ACT LIKE THIS HAVE TO STOP IF YOU WISHES TO
RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT SINCE WE HAVE DECIDED TO BRING A SOLUTION TO YOUR PROBLEM.
  RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH OUR SWIFT CARD PAYMENT
CENTER ASIA PACIFIC, THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION BY THE PRESIDENT  ALHAJI
UMARU YAR'ADUA WHO WAS ELECTED IN ON THE 29TH MAY  2007  (GCFR) FEDERAL REPUBLIC
OF NIGERIA.   THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL
USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, BUT THE
MAXIMUM IS TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER DAY, SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE
YOUR FUND THIS WAY PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING THE CARD PAYMENT CENTER AND
ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:   1.YOUR FULL NAME 2. PHONE AND
FAX NUMBER, 3. ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD 4. YOUR
AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION 5. A COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY ATTACHED TO
E-MAIL
 
CONTACT PERSON:

DR.PATRICK  AZZIZA INTEGRATED PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
EMAIL, atmcardaziza4@gmail.com
TELE PHONE:+234-803-728-3433   THE ATM CARD
PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT $10,300,000.00 AS PART PAYMENT FOR
THIS FISCAL YEAR 2007. WHICH YOU ARE ADVICE TO CONTACT NOW THAT  THE NEW
ELECTED PRESIDENT HAS  TAKEN  OVER THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR
FUND,
 
ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER
COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(s). THIS IS TO AVOID ANY
HITCHES IN FINALIZING YOUR PAYMENT.CALL ME ON MY DIRECT NUMBER +234-803-899-5239
AS SOON AS YOU REPLY TO THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DIRECTION IN THIS
REGARDS AND ALSO UPDATE ME ON ANY DEVELOPMENT FROM THE ABOVE MENTIONED OFFICE.
  NOTE: THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF
CONDUCT, WHICH IS (811) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE
CARD CENTER.

                                   

(MR. SADIQ ALMAN) CHIEF AUDITOR TO THE
PRESIDENT FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ATM CARD PAYMENT FOR FUND
BENEFICIARIES,


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