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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found 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.
  • dr_bola2007@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR FRANK BENSON" <drbola_taylr30@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2007 16:23:55 +0100
Subject: Attention:Sir/Madam SWIFT CREDIT CARD PAYMENT SYSTEM

From the Desk of
Dr Bola Taylor
SWIFT CREDIT CARD PAYMENT SYSTEM
Attention:Sir/Madam

Going by series of petition received from International Body on the way
yourinheritance 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 OfAssembly 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

(REPIY TO)
NAME:Dr Bola Taylor.
THIS IS MY
EMAIL ADDRESS:dr_bola2007@yahoo.com

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 ourier. In the light of this
aforementioned,You are required to furnish this office with hefollowing
information.

Your Name:
Full 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 Courierto your esidentialddress.Urgently
furnish his office with ourContactinformation inorder 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
asuspence 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.

(REPIY TO)
NAME:Dr Bola Taylor.
E-MAIL:dr_bola2007@yahoo.com

Yours Faithfully

_________________________________________________________________
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