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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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "executive governor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • centralbnknigr@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3acentralbnknigr@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Tony Ede" <tonyedecbn100@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 11:49:17 +0100
Subject: Immediate ATM Cash Card Payment Notification!


THE THE DEXK OF:
PROF.CHARLES C SOLUDO
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA(CBN)
PRIVATE EMAIL:centralbnknigr@gmail.com <EMAIL%3Acentralbnknigr@gmail.com>
Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/06
DIRECT TEL:234 80 89997308,Fax:234 1 471 80 56

ATTENTION:- BENEFICIARY

RE - FINAL PAYMENT INSTRUCTION ON YOUR FUND PAYMENT BY ATM CARD US$ 6
MILLION ONLY

THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR INHERITANCE FILE
AND FOUND OUT THAT WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR PAYMENT IS BECAUSE YOU
HAVE NOT FUFILLED THE OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO YOU IN RESPECT OF YOUR
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 ADVISE 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 OF CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA ,THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION
FROM THE NEW ELECTED PRESIDENT UMARU MUSA YAR'DUA (GFCR) FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
NIGERIA. AND EFCC NIGERIA. AS WELL THE INTERPOL AND FBI.

THIS CARD CENTER DEPT 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 FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER DAY, SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECIEVE 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

THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT $6,000,000.00 AS
PART PAYMENT FOR THIS FIRST QUARTER PAYMENT SCHEDULE YEAR 2008.ALSO FOR YOUR
INFORMATION, YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMINUCATION WITH ANY OTHER
PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(s) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT.

FOR ORAL DISCUSSION, CALL AND EMAIL ME BACK AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DIRECTION 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 (ATM-811) SO YOU HAVE TO
INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR
SUBJECT.
REGARDS,

YOURS FAITHFULLY



FROM THE THE DEXK OF:
PROF.CHARLES C SOLUDO
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA(CBN)
PRIVATE EMAIL:centralbnknigr@gmail.com <EMAIL%3Acentralbnknigr@gmail.com>
Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/06

N.B: YOU SHOULD IGNORE ANY MAIL THAT DOES NOT BEAR MY PICTURE , CODE AND
THIS PRIVATE MAIL ADDRESS (REASONS) MOST OF MY MAILS TO FOREIGN
BENEFICIARIES ARE HACKED THROUGH THE CENTRAL SERVER OF THE APEX BANK

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