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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)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +23418920376 (Nigeria, landline)
• 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.
  • umarbello_2001@presidency.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: UMAR BELLO PRESIDENCY <umarbello200011@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <umarbello_2001@presidency.com>
Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 14:19:52 +0000
Subject: YOUR INTERNATIONAL ATM CARD IS NOW READY




FROM THE DESK OF SENATOR UMAR BELLO HONORABLE SENATOR FOREIGN PAYMENT SETTLEMENT BOARD HOUSE OF SENATE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA TELEPHONE: 234-1-892-0376. E-MAIL:umarbello_2001@presidency.com
RE: NOTIFICATION OF READINESS OF PAYMENT BY INTERNATIONAL ATM CARD.
Attn: Sir, Ref: Payment/notification/2007 RE: NOTIFICATION OF READINESS OF PAYMENT BY INTERNATIONAL ATM CARD. Dear Sir, This is to inform you that your payment entitlement has been fully withdrawn from the Remittance Department of the Central Bank After several complains from Foreign beneficiaries through the Attorney General of the Federation, the High commission in the UK and also the United Nations Secretary General. This funds where yesterday returned to the Federal Ministry of Finance reserve account with the Central Bank of Nigeria. After a just concluded meeting amongst the Federal House of Senator, I Senator UMAR BELLO has been appointed to head this federal Board in regards to the settlement of your entitlement upon it return back to the Government purse with the central Bank of Nigeria. Because of so many International Banking rules unfavorable to 3rd world countries like Nigeria in regards to transfer of large amount of monies, the federal Republic of Nigeria via the federal Government has decided to settle all foreign payment by the issuance of an International Valid ATM CARD from a reliable Bank here in Nigeria. This would allow and enable all beneficiaries to access there ATM CARD from any ATM machine in any part of the world. As soon as the below information is secured from you, it would be passed to the appointed bank to issue an International ATM CARD in your favor and it would be sent to you via a courier company for delivery. The below information is required from you, 1, Your Full names2, Your full billing address3, Your direct phone number This information is to be made available immediately so that your ATM CARD can be issued under the provided name and also delivered to the provided address. You will be sent a copy of the international ATM CARD by email attachment as soon as it is issue and also before it is dispatched. Regards,

SENATOR UMAR BELLOHONORABLE SENATOR FOREIGN PAYMENT SETTLEMENT BOARD HOUSE OF SENATE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA TELEPHONE: 234-1-775-2814.OFFICIAL EMAIL:umarbello_2001@presidency.com
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