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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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• 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.
  • directoratmdept_drw@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. walter waziri" <atmpaydirector1969@gmail.com>
Reply-To: drwalterwaziri@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:21:38 -0700
Subject: Attn: Beneficiary, Payment Verification


*Attn: Beneficiary,

This is to acknowledge the receipt of Information received from the Nigeria
Home Inheritance Department and Ministry of Internal Affair on the 23rd of
May 2008.

This was the result of inability to Claim your Funds, Ministry of Internal
Affair mapped out $8.3Million USD As part payment for the Past Contract you
had with the Nigerian Government in the years with respect to the Provision
Section 17 of Decree 114 of the 1999 Constitution, I am directed to inform
you that your Payment Verification and Confirmations is correct, Therefore,
we are happy to inform you that Arrangements has been concluded to effect
your Payment as soon as possible.

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
International Debit Card) This arrangement was initiated/constituted by the
World Bank and Paris Club, due to fraudulent activities going on within the
African Region and in conjunction with the Present Administration of Alhaji
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, President and Commander-Chief of the Armed Forces of
the Federal Republic of Nigeria in his Crusade Against Corruption in Nigeria
with other African Leaders.

Re-confirm your details as below to aviod divertion of your (ATM
International Debit Card)

1) YOUR FULL NAME
2) YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS.
3) YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER
4) YOUR PROFESSION
5) YOUR NATIONALITY

Upon the receipt of this mail we are going to load your funds into the ATM
International Debit Card and you are required to provide to us your
nominated home address 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
successful Transaction.

Congratulations in Advance.
Best Regards.

Contact Person: Dr.Walter Waziri
Director, International Remittance
Foreign Operations Dept,
Oceanic Bank of Nigeria Plc,
Personal Email: directoratmdept_drw@yahoo.com


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