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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:
  • "atm payment department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
  • "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
  • "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "economic and financial crime commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
  • "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.
  • +2348032939709 (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.
  • musa_ahmedatm01@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. MUSA AHMED" <musa_ahmedatm039@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <musa_ahmedatm1@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:05:45 -0400
Subject: ATM CARD PAYMENT NOTIFICATION



OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATION

ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT

CENTRAL BANK
OF NIGERIA.

TEL LINE: +234-803-293-9709

DATE:
31/10/2007



SIR/MADAM,



THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE
HAVE VERIFIED YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE/LOTTO FILE AND FOUND OUT THAT WHY YOU
HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR PAYMENT IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT FULFILLED THE OBLIGATIONS
GIVEN TO YOU IN RESPECT OF YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT. SECONDLY WE HAVE
BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE STILL DEALING WITH THE NONE OFFICIALS IN THE BANK ALL
YOUR ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF THE FUND TO YOU. 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 SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA
PACIFIC, THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION FROM THE NEW ELECTED PRESIDENT UMARU
MUSA YAR'DUA (GCFR) FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AND ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME
COMMISSION

(EFCC) NIGERIA.



THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD
WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE
WORLD, BUT THE MAXIMUM IS FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER DAY, SO IF YOU LIKE TO
RECEIVE YOUR FUND THIS WAY PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING THE CARD PAYMENT
CENTER AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:



1. YOUR FULL NAME

2.
PHONE AND FAX NUMBER

3. ATM CARD DELIVERY ADDRESS

4. YOUR AGE

5.
CURRENT OCCUPATION



THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO
ISSUE OUT TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (200,000.00) AS PART
PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL

YEAR 2007. ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION, YOU HAVE TO
STOP ANY FURTHER COMMINUCATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(s) TO AVOID
ANYHITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT.



FOR ORAL DISCUSSION, CALL AND
EMAIL ME BACK AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THISIMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DIRECTION
AND ALSO UPDATE ME ON ANYDEVELOPMENT FROM THE ABOVE MENTIONED
OFFICE.



CONTACT ME THROUGH MY CONFIDENTIAL EMAIL:



NAME: MR MUSA
AHMED

TELEPHONE LINE: +234-803-773-6307

EMAIL: musa_ahmedatm01@hotmail.com

NOTE
THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUE YOU OUR CODE OFCONDUCT, WHICH IS
(ATM-147) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHENCONTACTING THE CARD CENTER BY
USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.



REGARDS,

MR MUSA AHMED

DIRECTOR,ATM
PAYMENT DEPARTMENT(CBN)

TELEPHONE LINE:
+234-803-773-6307

EMAIL:musa_ahmedatm01@hotmail.com


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