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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)
  • "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
  • "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)
  • "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.
  • +2348022308176 (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.
  • atmcardpayment_revfrances111@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: rev fr frances <paul_atmcard@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: atmcardpayment_revfrances111@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2007 07:43:39 -0800 (PST)
Subject: ATTENTION BENEFICIARY.


CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
DR.Ugu Jassim
Director, Foreign Operations
ATM Card Department
Central Bank of Nigeria.
Tel/fax +234 8022308176
Email::atmcardpayment_revfrances111@yahoo.com

YOUR PAYMENT VIA HSBC-VISA ATM DEBIT CARD.

Account normalization of your banking details has been
delayed by
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Financial
Services Authority (UK). This
has made it necessary for your contract payment to be
programmed into HSBC
Visa Atm Debit Card. The total fund in question is
$8,300,000.00 This is the
first part of the Payment of which the balance will
subsequently be paid into
same account.

The Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN), working in
relationship with HSBC London
has concluded to issue you a VISA CARD with which you
can access your contract
amount$8,300,000.000 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 Twenty Thousand United States
Dollars($20,000.00) per day. So
if you like to receive your fund in this way, please
let us know by contacting
the ATM payment department and also send the following
information as listed
below:

1) Your full name.
2) Phone, fax and mobile
3) Company name, position and address.
4) Profession, age and marital status.
5) Copy of Drivers License I .D.(IMPORTANT)
6) Where you want them to send the ATM CARD.

However for the purpose of proper verification of your
Identity, apmg other
relevant information ans release of your HSBC Visa Atm
Card to you, it is
important you contact the office of the Director,
Debit Card Dept for a
special payment at the above listed address or
directly reply to this Email

DR.Ugu Jassim,
DIRECTOR,DEBIT CARD DEPT
(SPECIAL PAYMENT SCHEME)
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

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