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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:
  • "hundred thousand us 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)
• 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.
  • +2348038989123 (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.
  • timsua_bank11@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: tim sua <timsua_40@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <timsua_bank11@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 14:32:26 +0100
Subject: REPLY US



REPLY USYOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
Mr Tim SuaDirector Insterswitch UnitZenith Bank Of Nigeria. Phone +234 803 8989 123Email:timsua_bank11@yahoo.com.hk
ATM ISSUANCEThis is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract /inheritance file presently oan my desk, and I found out that you havenot received your payment due to your lack of co-operation and notfulfilling the obligations giving to you in respect to your contract/inheritance payment.
Secondly, you are hereby adviced to stop dealing with somenon-officialsin the bank as this is an illegal act and will have to stop if you sowish to receive your payment immediately.After the board meeting heldatour headquarters, we have resolved in finding a solution to yourproblem, and as you may know, we have arranged your payment through ourSWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTRE in Europe, America and Asia Pacific, which isthe instruction given by The president, of Federal Republic of Nigeria.
This card centre will send you an ATM CARD which you will use towithdraw your money in an ATM MACHINE in any part of the world, but themaximum is ($100,000.00) one hundred Thousand Us Dollars pertransaction.
So, if you like to receive your fund this way,(1) Your Full Name(2) Addresswhere you want the payment centre to send your ATM CARD.(3) Phone And Fax Number We shall be expecting to receive your information you have stop anyfurther communication with anybody or office.
On this regards, do nothesitate to contact me for more details and direction, and also pleasedo update me with any new development.Thanks for your co-operation.
Best Regards,Mr Tim Sua
Director Insterswitch UnitZenith Bank Of Nigeria.Email:timsua_bank11@yahoo.com.hk
Note: Because of impostors, we hereby issue you with our code ofconduct, which is (805) so you have to indicate this code whencontacting this CARD CENTRE

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