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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.
  • +2348083375541 (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.
  • cuttredalexander1@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "dorti alexander tobi" <cuttreddorti@gmail.com>
Reply-To: cuttredalexander1@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:30:04 +0100
Subject: Attn: Beneficiary.


FROM THE DESK OF MR WILLIAM IBRU
DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
OCEANIC BANK OF NIGERIA PLC,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
Telephone: +234-8083375541

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:

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 Cuttred Alexander
Email To Contact ( cuttredalexander1@yahoo.com )
TEL: +234-7027298411
CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.

BEST REGARDS,
MR WILLIAM IBRU
DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
OCEANIC BANK OF NIGERIA PLC,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
Telephone: +234-8083375541


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

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