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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.
• 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.
  • interswitch-atmcente@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR FEMI BABATUNDE" <drfemib69@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: scasorockhouse@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 23:06:24 +0000
Subject: ATTN:PAYMENT NOTIFICATION,

ATTN:PAYMENT NOTIFICATION,


This is to officially inform you that we have verified your unclaimed
Contract sum unclaimed Inheritance file and discovered reasons why you are
yet to receive your payment. It is because of irregularities and
implications discovered on your payment file by our technical experts in
respect to your unclaimed Contract / unclaimed Inheritance payment
requirements which have just been duly rectified. 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 CARD as
directed by our president, Chief Olusegun Obasonjo (GCFR) of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria. Below is the ATM CARD Payment arrangement.


The swift card center will send you an ATM CARD which you will use to
withdraw your money from any ATM machine/ pay point center in any part of
the world, but the maximum is Six thousand dollars per day.An ATM Swift Card
could also be customized and personalized to your withdrawal amount
specification not exceeding US$6,000.00 only. Per day by the ATM Swift Card
Center base on your request, but this is very optional. To receive your
funds do contact the swift card
payment director Office Rev. Morris Iwu (interswitch-atmcente@excite.com)
Tel:234 8052784736,2347028092748 Send the following information to the Card
Payment Officer.

1) Your Full Name.
2) Your Current Postal Address.
3) Your Phone, Fax and Mobile phone numbers.
4) Total Amount Expecting.
5) Photocopy Of Your Passport.

You are warned, on your own interest, stop any further communication with
any institution or office claiming to have relevance to the payment of your
Contract cum Inheritance Fund out? Side this office. Note: To avoid
impersonation, you are hereby issued a code of conduct reference number,
which is (Cbn/atmsc07). You must have to indicate this code when contacting
the card center.

Yours faithfully,


DR. FEMI BABATUNDE
Senate Committee On
Contract Payment
TEL: Tel: 234-7620279

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