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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: RICHARD CHIKE <richard_chike@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: richard_chike@k.ro
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 10:04:10 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF MR. RICHARD {UBA}


FROM THE DESK OF
MR RICHARD CHIKE
(UBA) NIGERIA
SWIFT CREDIT CARD PAYMENT SYSTEM:

ATTN: R F Smith,

Going by series of petition received from International Body on the way
your fund was handled by our correspondense office .After Extentive close
door meeting with Board of Directors and other Stake holders in the
Government,
It was Resolved and Agreed upon that your 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 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.

Be informed that your fund has 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,
Mr. Richard Chike.


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