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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:
  • "transfer into your account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "hundred thousand united state dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "chief auditor" (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.
  • +2348076277934 (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.
  • swiftcard_consultantdept@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • swiftcard_consultant@mail.md (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Audit Unit <a.unit_43@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <swiftcard_consultantdept@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 03:57:37 -0500
Subject: RECONFIRM ASAP.




INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENTOFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONSCENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.

Attn: Beneficiary,

This is to officially inform you that we have verified 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 dulyrectified.

Meanwhile, we have been informed that you are still dealing withimpostors and non recommended officials in the bank. Such acts must stop for security reasons if you wish to receive your payment.

With the assistance of the new government headed by President Umar Musa Ya'radua since May 29th 2007, we have arranged your payment through our ATM swift card payment. Instead of transfer into your account, you will be given an ATM CARD(Interswitch) which you will use to withdraw your money from any ATM machine in any part of the world, but the maximum is two thousand dollars per day. You have the sum of $4.7 {Four Million,Seven Hundred Thousand United State Dollars Only}.

Note: Because of impostors, we hereby issue you our code of conduct tag number which is (*805*)you must indicate this code when contacting the card center.

So if you like to receive your fund this way please do contact Dr.Alfred Martins of the remittance department for immediate payment,Tel.Phone:+234 807 627 7934 Email: { swiftcard_consultantdept@yahoo.co.uk }

We await your urgent response.
Yours Faithfully
Ms Chioma Johnson
Chief Auditor / Secretary
Email: swiftcard_consultant@mail.md
For Governor Central Bank Of Nigeria.


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