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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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.
  • atm_2008@tlen.pl

Fraud email example:

From: Claudia McVeigh <kkkkkssss@live.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:30:05 -0400
Subject: SWIFT CREDIT CARD PAYMENT

 

FROM:DR.WILLIAM COLGATE
DIRECTOR, FOREIGN OPERATIONS,
DEBIT CARD DEPARTMENT (ATM)
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
 
                          SWIFT CREDIT CARD PAYMENT.
Dear Sir/Madam,
 
Going by series of  petition received from  International  Body on the way your inheritance/contract fund was handled by our  correspondence office.After  Extensive close door meeting with  Board of Directors  and other Stake  holders  in the  Government, Sub committees  of the  House Of Assembly and the  House  of Rep , Federal  Republic of  Nigeria. It was  Resolved and Agreed upon that your Heritance/Contract Fund  would be  released on a  special method of payment , which tag  Name  Reads SWIFT CREDIT CARD OF $8.5MILLION ONLY AS PART PAYMENT.
 
This  method  of  payment   is  designed by the  Government   to avert fraud perpetration  or  stoppage of fund  by  Some  Agencies. Either Through AntiTerrorist 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 deskfor clarification .Upon Certification that your file is ok.This  Office would Direct you on how to receive your over  Due  inheritance/contract fund via SWIFT  CREDIT CARD. The SWIFT CREDIT CARD would be delivered to you which ever way you want it.
 
In the light of this aforementioned, you are required to furnish this office with the following information:
 
Your Full Name
Median Name
Your Home and Office Address.
Your Next of Kin Name
your date of Birth.
Your telephone number and fax.
 
This  Information?s 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  favour  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.Please reply with this E-mail:  atm_2008@tlen.pl
2008_atm@live.com
 
 
Yours Faithfully,
DR.WILLIAM COLGATE.
E-mail: atm_2008@tlen.pl
        2008_atm@live.com

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