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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
  • +2347030835910
• 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.
  • davidclark1199@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "daniel walter" <danielwalter1@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:19:04 -0700
Subject: Notification of payment by ATM Master Credit Card.


FROM THE DESK OF MR. DANIEL WALTER.
DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
OCEANIC BANK OF NIGERIA PLC,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
Telephone: +2347030835910.

Notification of payment by ATM Master Credit Card.

Attn: Beneficiary,

We hereby officially notifying you about the present arrangement to pay you,
your over
due contract/inheritance fund which you could not complete the process of
the released
of your transfer pin code through the Digitalized Payment System. We have
decided to
pay your funds without any requested fee but through (ATM Master Express
Credit Card)
This arrangement was initiated/constituted by the World Bank and Paris Club,
due to
fruadelent activities going on within the African Region.

The World Bank and Paris Club introduced this payment arrangement as to
enable our
contractors/inheritance beneficiary to receive their fund without any
interfference. the
ATM Master Express Credit Card was contracted and powered by GOLD CARD WORLD
WIDE.

Reconfirm the following information to us for Security reason.

1)YOUR FULL NAME.
2)YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS.
3)YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER.
4)YOUR PROFESSION.
5) YOUR ID/AGE.

Upon the receipt of this mail we are going to load your fund into the Master
Express
Credit Card and send a scan copy of the card to you before we will proceed
to despatch
the card directly to your nominated home addresss so you absolutely have
nothing to
worry about all we need is your Prompt Response and Co-operation by Gods
Grace we
will have a successfull Transaction.

Contact the ATM CARD department.
MR. DAVID CLARK.
Email To Contact: davidclark1199@yahoo.com
TEL: +234-1-4388210.

CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.

BEST REGARDS,

MR. DANIEL WALTER.
DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
OCEANIC BANK OF NIGERIA PLC,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
Telephone: +2347030835910.

CC: ALL FOREIGN INHERITTANCE FUNDS
CC:CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR
CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD]
CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA

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