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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "ecowas " (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 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.
  • +2348054964850 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "worldb_atmcard@terra.es" <worldb_atmcard@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2007 19:25:19 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: World Bank Auditors



World Bank Auditors
African Regional Office
Plot 16 Shehu Musa Way
Abuja Nigeria
Tel:+2348054964850
OUR REF: PRS/COM/ATM-0807.
SWIFT CREDIT CARD PAYMENT SYSTEM
ATTENTION:Sir
Be informed that the World Bank Auditors are presently sitting in Nigeria supervising the payment of contract/inheritance fund that originates all around Africa . This supervision exercise was part of the agreement signed between the joint meeting of this office, Ecowas ,United Nations and the AfricanUnion.
Your name appeared in the Central Computer among the list of unpaid contract/inheritance beneficiaries who will receive a part-payment of $7.5million.
The fund has been approved for immediate paymemt to you in a SWIFT CARD PAYMENT cashable in any ATM machine worldwide ..
This card system will allow you to make withdrawal of maximum fifty thousand dollars per day in any ATM machine.

Kindly respond urgently with the below information which will be used to programme the fund to you for further withdrawal

Full Name:
Next of kin:
Contact Address:
Direct phone #
Fax#
Sex:
Age:
Company name:
Occupation:

We therefore demand for your full benefit in this payment process .
We hereby issue you our code of conduct code for identification to eliminate fraud.
INDICATE THIS CODE (ATM-0807) WHEN CONTACTING THIS CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.
Note:that the beneficiary will foot the bill of the courier shipment charge which is the only fee required from you.
Call me irrespectives of time difference +2348054964850
Sincerely
Edward Jack





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