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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:
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "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 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.
  • atmvisacarddept@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "annehenderson@terra.es" <annehenderson@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:55:13 +0100 (MET)
Subject: SORRY FOR ALL THE DELAY,IT IS OVER,CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!



PRESIDENCIAL DESK FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.
OFFICE OF THE MINISTER OF INFORMATIONAND NATIONAL ORIENTATION.
website: www.nigeria.gov.ng

ANNE.HENDERSON JR
Minister for Information
and National Orientation
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

Attn: SIR.MADAM

Category [A] :/Beneficiary/Amount: US$10,500,000.00 , OFFICE TO THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF ARMED FORCES,FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, DR MUSA YARADUA, MINISTER FOR INFORMATION.AND NATIONAL ORIENTATION, Are sorry for the over due delay of your contract payment due to the fact that we have been so busy paying beneficiaries through atm card delivery to your doors step.

This is to notify you that this OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF Foreign OPEARTIONS CREDIT SETTLEMENT CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA has finally approved your payment through the atm card. - However, with respect to the prevision section 17 of degree 114 of the 1999 constitution, your payment has been re-approved and would be paid immediately through delivery post to your door step with-in 48 hours of confirmation from you Your payment verification code and confirmation number is 'OK'. Therefor, we are happy to inform you that arrangements has been perfectly concluded to effect your payment as soon as possible in our bid and transparency inline with the programs of the [present administration of Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'adua] the commander in chief of the armed forces federal republic of Nigeria in his crusade against corruption in Nigeria.

However, it is the pleasure of this office to inform you that your ATM Swift Card Consultant Number is [5428050011004432] has been approved
and up graded in your favor. - Meanwhile, your Secret Pin Number is SC18827; The ATM Card Value is $10,500,000.00 Million Only. Note that a maximum withdrawal value of US$3,800.00 is permitted daily and we are duly inter-switched so that you can make withdrawal in any location of the ATM Center of your choice/nearest to you in your country.

We have also concluded your delivery arrangement with our accredited courier that the federal goverment mandated to deliver atm gold visa card to the Beneficiaries all over the world. The federal goverment have been positioned to insure and also over see the delivery of the ATM Card without any further delay as soon as you send your contact information urgently. Government shall send you a copy of your atm card as an attached copy for your perusal. Advice this office of your preferred time of visitation, so that we can inform the courier service deliveryman, sir Marcus Gerald official dispatch officer mandated to personally deliver atm card to beneficiaries. Treat as very urgent, as we also remind you once again that your ATM Card is ready. You are urgently advised to contact this office for more details.

Note. this message is highly official, you have been contacted in the first place just becasue we have your informations as one of the list contractors who have succefully completed their contract with the Nigerian national petroleum corporations [NNPC]our contact with you is never a mistake as long as you have the code identification [811]. Without this code there is no way we can be able to access your payment delivery, because of imposters we are making sure that we finally Ensure safety in the delivery of your atm card. Lastely, we want you to know that we have been receiving messages on your behalf from Mr. chung lee from CHINA telling us that you have directed him to receive your long out standing payment through the atm card payment, if you know that you have directed him to make claim of your card, you are advised to indicate us so that we can send him the card immediately.

You are to reconfirm your full contacts information, a copy of the guarantee certificate regarding your ATM payment would be issued to you as
the true contractor. Reply To This Email As Follows. atmvisacarddept@yahoo.com
IF YOU WRITE US WITHOUT THESE CODE [8 1 1] WE SHALL IGNOR YOUR MESSAGE.
KINDLY REGARDS.



ANNE HENDERSON [DIRECTOR]
Foreign Operations
Central Bank Of Nigeria.
Federal Republic of Nigeria.





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