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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)
  • "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • +2348057348508 (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.
  • pcfc_nigeria@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Benjamin Dabra" <vvv_hmm2000@klikni.cz>
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 23:50:21 +0100
Subject: SWIFT CREDIT CARD PAYMENT SYSTEM


From the Desk of
Benjamin Dabra
Director Swift Card Consultant

Dear Beneficiary,

SWIFT CREDIT CARD PAYMENT SYSTEM

Going by series of petition received from International Body on the way your
inheritance fund was handled by our correspondent office. After extensive
close door meeting with Board of Directors and other Stake holders in the
Government, Subcommittees of the House Of Assembly and the House of Rep ,
Federal Republic of Nigeria. It was Resolved and Agreed upon that your
Heritance Fund would be released on a special method of payment, which tag
Name Reads SWIFT CREDIT CARD. This method of payment is designed by the
Government to avert fraud perpetration or stoppage of fund by Some Agencies.
Either through Anti Terrorist Certificate or other certificates. This Swift
Credit Card would be issued to you upon meeting with the Bank Requirement.

This office, has Been Mandated to take charge of the Issuance of the SWIFT
CREDIT CARD .And that your inheritance payment file should be passed to my
desk for clarification .Upon Certification that your file is ok.This Office
would Direct you on how to receive your over Due inheritance fund via SWIFT
CREDIT CARD. The SWIFT CREDIT CARD would be delivered to you via Courier. In
the light of this aforementioned, you are required to furnish this office
with the following information.

Your full Names:
Your Address:
Your Date of Birth:
Your telephone Number
Your fax Number:

This Information would be used in opening of an account here .It's from here
that the ATM would be used in issuance of The SWIFT CREDITS CARD in your
favor with the Credit card Number and all your information inserted into the
card. Upon completion of this issuance of the Credit Card, It would be send
to you via Courier to your residential Address. Urgently furnish this office
with your Contact information in order to reconfirm if it's in line with the
one contained in our payment data. Be informed that your fund has been
called back and it's now in a suspense Account here in Our Bank. A new
Account has to be opened in your Name Before the Swift Credit Card is
issued. Waiting for an urgent response to this mail (pcfc_nigeria@yahoo.com)
Or Call me on +2348057348508, 018745001 as soon as you received this mail
for better explanations.

Yours Faithfully
Benjamin Dabra ,
Director Swift Card Consultant
Phone: 01-874-5001
Fax: 01-874-5002.
Email: pcfc_nigeria@yahoo.com

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