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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)
  • "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "courier service" (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.
  • +2348033133167 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • www_atmcard2007@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: CENTRAL BANK ATM CARD <joy_atm2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <www_atmcard2007@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 02:20:13 +0100
Subject: CONTRACTOR'S ATM CARD



FROM THE DESK OF GOVERNOR CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA PROFESSOR CHUKWUMA C SOLUDOSir/ Madam This is to officially inform you that we haveverified 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 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 swift card payment this is the latest instruction by our president Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar Adua (GCFR) federal republic of Nigeria. Below is the arrangement... the swift card center will send you an atm card which you will use to withdraw your money from any Atm Cash Machine in any part of the world as we are interswitched, but the maximum is one thousand dollars per day, so if you like to receive your fund this way please do let us know by contacting the card payment center on email(www_atmcard2007@yahoo.com) and REV.PAUL NELSON, Director, Swiftcard Consultant Ltd of Central Bank of Nigeria, TEL; 234 8033133167 with the following information Via return mail; Phone and fax number; Address where you want them to send the card through diplomatic courier service (p.o box not accepted) Your full nameTotal amount you are expecting Instead of losing your fund; And for your information you have to stop any further communication with any institution or office until you receive the atm card. Call PAUL NELSON as soon as you receive this important message on his direct number:for more direction on this regards and also update him for further instruction and directives. Note: because of impostors, we hereby issue you our code of conduct tag number which is (805) so youmust have to indicate this code when contacting the card center and update us accordingly. We await your urgent response.MRS JOY IBEChief Auditor / Secretary General To Governor Central Bank of Nigeria
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