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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:
  • "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 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.
  • donaldmark_11@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Donald Mark" <donald2@ldsliving.com>
Reply-To: donaldmark_11@yahoo.it
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:43:51 +0100
Subject: ZENITH BANK PLC


* ZENITH BANK PLC
SWIFT PAYMENT CENTRE
IKEJA LAGOS-NIGERIA
DATE: 15 TH /07/ 2008.
From Zenith Bank ATM s
RE:YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
From:Mr Donald Mark
Supervisor Atm
Zenith Bank Of Nigeria.

Attention: Beneficiary

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract
inheritance file presently on my desk, and I found out that you have not
received your payment due to your lack of co-operation
and not fulfilling the obligations giving to you in respect to your contract
/inheritance payment.

Secondly, you are hereby advice to stop dealing with some non-officials in
the bank as this is an illegal act and will have to stop if you so wish to
receive your payment immediately. After the board
meeting held at our headquarters, we have resolved in finding a solution to
your problem, and as you may know, we have arranged your payment through our
SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTRE
in Europe, America and Asia Pacific, which is then instruction given by our
president, Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar Adua (GCFR)Federal Republic of Nigeria.

This card centre will send you an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw
your money in an ATM MACHINE in any part of the world, but the maximum is
($1,50,000.000.00) One Hundred And Fifty Thousand Us
Dollars per transaction. for each day withdraw minimum which you have to
withdraw {$1,50,000.000.00} and you are also informed that the total amount
in the SWIFT ATM CARD is $14.6 million usd,so send your information below.

(1) Your Full Name :
(2) Your Address where you want the payment centre to send your ATM CARD.:
(3) Phone And Fax Number :
(4) Age and Occupation :
(5) Your Nearest International Air Port in your City of residence:

We shall be expecting to receive your information which you have to stop any
further communication with anybody or office. On this regards, do not
hesitate to contact me for more details and direction,via my E-mail Address
{donaldmark_11@yahoo.it <Address{donaldmark_11@yahoo.it> }

Thanks for your co-operation.

Best Regards,

Mr Donald Mark
Supervisor Atm
Zenith Bank Of Nigeria.
*

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