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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:
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "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 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.
  • kingibe_123@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: SMITH ADAMSON <smithadamson2007@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <kingibe_123@yahoo.it>
Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2007 11:31:43 +0100
Subject: PAYMENT OF YOUR OUTSTANDING FUND



THE PRESIDENCYPRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENTSFOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENTCENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA {CBN}SWIFT CREDIT CARD PAYMENTEMAIL:kingibe_123@yahoo.it
Attn: Sir/MaGoing by series of petition received fromInternational Body on the way some contract/ inheritance fund was handled by our correspondense office.
After Extentive close door meeting with Board of Directorsand other Stake holders in the Government,subcommittees of the newly elected members of House Of Assembly and the House of Rep, Federal Republic of Nigeria.
It was Resolved and Agreed upon that your Heritance Fund wouldbe released on a special method of payment,which tag Named SWIFT CREDIT CARD.
This method of payment is designed by the Governmentto avert fraud perpetration or stoppage of fund bySome Agencies.Either Through Anti TerroristCertificate or other certificates.This Swift Credit Card would be issued to you upon meeting with the BankRequirement.
This office, has Been Mandated to take charge of all unpaid outstanding contract and inheritance fund as approved by the goverment for all to be paid,via 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 viaCourier. In the light of this effect mentioned, You arerequired to furnish this office with the followinginformation:
Your Name:...................Address. ....................Madian Name Your Next of Kin Name and...........Your date of Birth.................Your telephone number and fax.............
This Information would be used in openning of anaccount here .It's from here that the ATM would beused in issurance of The SWIFT CREDITS CARD in yourfavour with the Credit card Number and all yourinformation inserted into the card. Upon completion ofthis issuance of the Credit Card,It would be send toyou via Courier to your residentialAddress.
Urgently furnish this office with your Contact information in order to reconfirm if it's in line withthe one contained in our payment data.Be informed that your fund has been called back and it'snow in a suspence Account here in Our Bank. A newAccount has to be opened in your Name Before The Swift Credit Card is issued.
Waiting for an urgent response.Yours Sincerely,Mr Smith Adamson Bello,CHARMAIN OF THEPRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENTS
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