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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)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • swiftcardconsult_deptz@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: idirs suleman <swiftcardconsult_d5@live.com>
Reply-To: <swiftcardconsult_dez@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 01:02:55 +0100
Subject: ATTN: BENEFICIARY






FROM THE DESK OF DR IDRIS SULEMANDIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCEFOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,OCEANIC INT.BANK PLC,LAGOS NIGERIA. RELEASE OF YOUR OUTSTANDING VIA ATM SWIFT CREDIT CARD FUND ATTN: BENEFICIARY,
WE HEREBY OFFICIALLY NOTIFYING YOU ABOUT THE PRESENT ARRANGEMENT TO PAY YOU, YOUR PART OVER DUE CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUND SUM OF $800,000.00 THROUGH (ATM SWIFT CREDIT CARD) THIS ARRANGEMENT WAS INITIATED/CONSTITUTED BY THE WORLD BANK AND PARIS CLUB, DUE TO FRUADELENT ACTIVITIES GOING ON WITHIN THE WORLD. IT WAS RESOLVED AND AGREED UPON THAT YOUR PART INHERITANCE/CONTRACT FUND WOULD BE RELEASED ON A SPECIAL METHOD OF PAYMENT, WHICH TAG NAME READS SWIFT CREDIT CARD THIS METHOD OF PAYMENT IS DESIGNED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO AVERT FRAUD PERPETRATION OR STOPPAGE OF FUND BY SOME AGENCIES. EITHER THROUGH ANTI TERRORIST CERTIFICATE OR OTHER CERTIFICATES. THE SWIFT CREDIT CARD WOULD BE DELIVERED TO YOU VIA COURIER. IN THE LIGHT OF THIS AFOREMENTIONED, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO SURMIT YOUR INFORMATION TO OCEANIC BANK TRANFFER WIRE DEPARTMENT ( ATM SWIFT CREDIT CARD) swiftcardconsult_deptz@yahoo.com FURNISH THIS OFFICE WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION. YOU’RE NAME:FULL ADDRESS:TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBERS: THIS INFORMATION WOULD BE USED IN OPENING OF AN ACCOUNT HERE. IT’S FROM HERE THAT THE ATM WOULD BE USED IN ISSUANCE OF THE SWIFT CREDITS CARD IN YOUR FAVOR WITH THE CREDIT CARD NUMBER AND ALL YOUR INFORMATION INSERTED INTO THE CARD. UPON COMPLETION OF THIS ISSUANCE OF THE CREDIT CARD, IT WOULD BE SEND TO YOU VIA COURIER TO YOUR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS. YOU ARE ONLY GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THE DELIVERY CHARGE. WE AWAITING FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE. CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE. BEST REGARDS,
DR IDRIS SULEMANDIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCEFOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,OCEANIC INT. BANK PLC,LAGOS NIGERIA CC: ALL FOREIGN INHERITTANCE FUNDSCC:CENTRAL BANK GOVERNORCC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD]CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA
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