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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:
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "charles soludo" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "abuja" (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 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.
  • bishopcollins_wiliams@yahoo.no (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "prof. charles soludo" <profcharlessoludo12@excite.com>
Reply-To: profcharles_soludonig3@yahoo.no
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:29:47 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: ATM CARD PAYMENT NOTIFICATION












YOUR SWIFT CREDIT CARD PAYMENT IS READYFROM THE OFFICE OF CBN GOVERNOR, 45 GARKI AVENUE, ABUJA, NIGERIA.ATTENTION BENEFICIARYTHIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR CONTRACT / INHERITANCE FILE AND DISCOVERED REASONS WHY YOU ARE YET TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT. IT IS BECAUSE OF IRREGULARITIES AND COMPLICATIONS DISCOVERED ON YOUR PAYMENT FILE BY OUR TECHNICAL EXPERTS IN RESPECT TO YOUR CONTRACT / INHERITANCE PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS WHICH HAVE JUST BEEN DULY RACTIFIED. MEANWHILE, WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE STILL DEALING WITH IMPOSTORS AND NON RECOMMENDED OFFICIALS IN THE BANK. SUCH ACTS MUST STOP FOR SECURITY REASONS IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT. SINCE WE HAVE DECIDED TO BRING A SOLUTION TO YOUR PROBLEM,RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH OUR ATM SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ( UNDER RESERVE BANK OPERATION ACT 2005 ), THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION BY OUR PRESIDENT CHIEF,OLUSEGUN OBASONJO (GCFR) FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.BELOW IS THE
ARRANGEMENTS THE SWIFT CARD CENTRE WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDREW YOUR MONEY FROM ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, BUT THE MAXIMUM IS ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER DAY, SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECIEVE YOUR FUND THIS WAY PLEASE DO LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING THE CARD PAYMENT OFFICER ON EMAIL bishopcollins_wiliams@yahoo.no ALSO RECONFIRM THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO SWIFT CARD OFFICER:1 YOUR FULLNAME2 PHONE AND FAX NUMBER3 YOUR AGE4 ADDRESS WHERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE CARD THROUGH DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE (P.O BOX NOT ACCEPTED)FOR YOUR INFORMATION YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMINUCATION WITH ANY UNAUTHORIZED OFFICER UNTIL YOU RECEIVE THE ATM CARD. NOTE: BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUE YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT NUMBER WHICH IS (ATM-811) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE ATM CARD PAYMENT OFFICER. PROF CHARLES SOLUDOCBN GOVERNOR,FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.



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