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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:
  • "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "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 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.
  • cbnbank_ngr1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT <alhajimusa-1@live.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2007 10:32:31 -0500
Subject: YOUR ATM PAYMENT












OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATION

INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT,
CBN BANK OF NIGERIA PLC



ATTENTION:CATEGORY "A" BENEFICIARY.



THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED

YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FILE AND FOUND OUT THAT WHY

YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR PAYMENTS 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, AND ALL

YOUR ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND PROVED

ABORTIVE. WE WISH TO ADVISE YOU THAT SUCH AN ILLEGAL

ACT LIKE THIS HAVE TO STOP 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 HERE IN CENTRAL

BANK OF NIGERIA , THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION FROM

MR.PRESIDENT,UMARU YAR ADUA (GCFR) FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF

NIGERIA ,AND ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIMES

COMMISSION(EFCC) NIGERIA .



THIS OFFICE WILL SEND TO 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 SEVEN

THOUSAND DOLLARS PER DAY, SO PROVIDE THE BELOW

INFORMATION TO THIS OFFICE.



1. YOUR FULL NAME

2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER

3. ADDRESS WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE THE ATM

CARD.

4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION



DO ADDRESS YOUR NEXT EMAIL TO OUR ATM PAYMENT MANAGER:

DR.MATHEW STEMP.

EMAIL: cbnbank_ngr1@yahoo.com



THIS OFFICE HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT ATM CARD

VALUED $5,500,000.00 AS INITIAL PAYMENT FOR THIS

FISCAL YEAR 2007. NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS,WE

HEREBY ISSUE YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS

(ATM-Y2K6) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN

CONTACTING THIS OFFICE BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.



KIND REGARDS,



ALHAJI MUSA BELLO

HEAD AUDITOR INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT
CBN BANK PLC.
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Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam