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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
• 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.
  • +2348020623592 (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.
  • atmcard_center@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: IHEJIHU NWAGBARA <ihejih@yahoo.ca>
Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2006 07:01:59 -0500 (EST)
Subject: ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD NOTIFICATION


ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD NOTIFICATION
AWARD PRESENTATION CENTER:WEST AFRICA-NIGERIA
From: Universal Millennium Lottery International
55 Churchill crescents.
Nigeria West Africa.

Re: lotto payment.
(BENEFICIARY)

This is to inform you of the release of THE UNIVERSAL MILLENUIM LOTTERY
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS PRIZE DRAW, held on 4th october 2006 which was released on 5th november 2006.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn From 25,000 names, email addresses& official addresses, from Asia, Australia, NewZealand, Europe, North and South America, Middle East and Africa, as part of our International Promotions Program which Your E-mail was chosen as one of the lucky winners that won the sum of $1m USD in the ongoing Electronic mail award.

We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in the Subsequent programs. To begin your lottery claims, please contact your Claims Agent/paying Bank, Your payment of $1 million USD has been Approved this Morning through UBN Debit Card. The visa card is valid For one year which all statement will be sent to you and also to us? As soon as you download the loaded funds, the card becomes invalid. You Can check your balance at any ATM CENTRE using your pin number.

All you have to do is to CONTACT MR MORGAN EYOLAMBAT, THE ATM DEPT DIRECTOR FOREIGN OPERATOR ON HOW TO RECEIVE YOUR ATM CARD FUND OF $1MUSD .Send your REPLY TO Claims Agent/paying Bank on atmcard_center@yahoo.com OR CALL Mr. Morgan Eyolambat ON +2348020623592 Director, Foreign Operation
ATM Card Dept
Central Bank of Nigeria
Tinubu Square
Lagos Nigeria.

Immediately you send your reply to Mr. Morgan on(atmcard_center@yahoo.com) Call him at once on +2348020623592 for processing and update for your own good and benefit.

Clearly state your cell phone, fax number and delivery address where
You want the card to be delivered to you either through FedEx, UPS or
DHL.

Call Mr Morgan Eyolambat on +2348020623592 for update and clarification.

Sincerely Yours,
Lottery Co-coordinator
Mrs. Ihejihu Nwagbara

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN.

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