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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:
  • "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
  • "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)
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • +2348032886446 (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.
  • donaldchristopher49@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • contracts.claimfunds.telex@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Donald Christopher <donaldchristopher49@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: contracts.claimfunds.telex@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:11:47 -0800 (PST)
Subject: CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: donaldchristopher49@yahoo.ca



- ATM CARD PAYMENT FOR CONTRACT FUND BENEFICIARIES, FOREIGN REMITTANCE, ATTENTION BENEFICIARY: THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT YOUR CONTRACT FILE IS READY FOR PAYMENT. SECONDLY IT WAS REVEALED THAT THE REASON WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR PAYMENT IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT FULFILLED THE OBLIGATIONS REQUIRED OF YOU IN RESPECT OF YOUR CONTRACT / INHERITANCE PAYMENT. WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE STILL DEALING WITH THE NONE OFFICIALS IN THE BANK AND ALL YOUR ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND PROVED ABORTIVE. THEREFORE WE WISH TO ADVICE THAT SUCH AN ILLEGAL ACT WILL HAVE TO STOP NOW IF YOU HAVE DECIDED TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT IMMEDIATELY AND THAT IS THE AIM OF THE GOVERNMENT SETTING UP OF THIS COMMITTEE PANEL. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH OUR SWIFT ATM MASTER CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC, THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION BY THE PRESIDENT, ALHAJI UMARU MUSA YAR'ADUA (GCFR) FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA BEFORE THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR. THIS CARD CENTER 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 AMOUNT YOU CAN WITHDRAW IS TEN THOUSAND US DOLLARS PER DAY ($10,000.00), SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND BY THIS WAY PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING THE CARD PAYMENT CENTER FIDUCIAL OFFICER AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO HIM: 1.YOUR FULL NAME 2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER, 3. ADDRESS WERE TO SEND THE ATM CARD 4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION 5. A COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY ATTACHED TO E-MAIL THE CONTACT PERSON: ALHAJI BABAGANA KINGIBE Phone +234-8032886446 (contracts.claimfunds.telex@gmail.com) THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT $1,200,000.00 AS PART PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 2008. WHICH YOU ARE ADVICE TO CONTACT THEM NOW, AS THE PRESIDENT HAS ISSUED ORDERS FOR THE RELEASE OF ALL BENEFICIARIES PENDING FUND, NOTE: THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS (01124) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER OFFICER. DONALD CHRISTOPHER (secretary to the committee).

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