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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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 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.
  • +2348030844689 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "james amadi" <james_amadi3@msn.com>
Reply-To: james_amadi8@myway.com
Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 01:19:07 +0000
Subject: SWIFT CREDIT CARD PAYMENT SYSTEM

FROM THE DESK OF
Dr JAMEES AMADI
No 20 JAMES WATT ST,
LAGOS NIGERIA.
TELFAX 234-1-7768776
TEL:234-80-308-446-89
Attention:SR/MADAM
SWIFT CREDIT CARD PAYMENT SYSTEM
Sir/Madam
Going by series of petition received from International Body on the way your
inheritance fund was handled by our correspondense office
.After Extentive close door meeting with Board of Directors and other Stake
holders in the Government, Subcommittees of the House Of Assembly and the
House of Rep , Federal Republic of Nigeria.
It was Resolved and Agreed upon that your Heritance Fund would be released
on a special method of payment , which tag Name Reads SWIFT CREDIT CARD
This method of payment is designed by the Government to avert fraud
perpetration or stoppage of fund by Some Agencies.Either Through Anti
Terrorist 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
desk for clarification .Upon Certification that your file is ok.This Office
would Direct you on how to receive your over Due inheritance fund via SWIFT
CREDIT CARD.The SWIFT CREDIT CARD would be delivered to you via Courier.
In the light of this aforementioned, You are required to furnish this office
with the following information.
Your Name:
Address.
Madian Name
Your Next of Kin Name and your date of Birth.
Your telephone number and fax
This Informations would be used in openning 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 Credt 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 inorder to
reconfirm if it's in line with the one contained in our payment data.
Be informed that your fundhas been called back and it's now in a suspence
Account here in Our Bank.
A new Account has to be opened in your Name Before The Swift Credit Card is
issued.
Waiting for an urgent response.
Yours Faithfully
Dr JAMES AMADI

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