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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:
  • "charles soludo" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "executive governor" (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.
  • 23439206721
• 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.
  • atm232.office@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • announcement_center@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "OCEANIC-BANK NIG.PLC" <oceanicbnkplc1@latinmail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2007 20:14:14 +0100 (CET)
Subject: ATM CARD IMMEDIATE PAYMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007:


FROM OCEANIC BANK PLC,
AND EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR CBN
PROFF CHARLES SOLUDO
REF:CBN/IRD/CBX/022/07
IMMEDIATE PAYMENT


ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY,
FOLLOWING THE PROTEST OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, THE WORLD BANK, I=
MF AND THE INSTRUCTION BY THE PRESIDENT AND THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF A=
RMED FORCES(CHIEF MUSA UMARU YARADUA) THAT ALL OUTSTANDING FOREING DEBT=
S ESPECIAL NEXT OF KIN/CONTRACT PAYMENT SHOULD IMMEDIATE BE RELEASE TO =
THE BENEFICIARIES FORTH WITH UNCONDITIONALLY THIS FIRST QUARTER 2007.

THIS IS TO OFFICIALY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR=20
CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FILE AND FOUND OUT THAT WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED =
YOUR PAYMENT IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT FUFILLED THE OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO =
YOU IN RESPECT OF YOUR CONTRACT / INHERITANCE PAYMENT.
=20
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 FU=
ND TO YOU. WE WISH TO ADVICE YOU THAT SUCH AN ILEGAL ACT LIKE THIS HAS =
TO STOP IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT SINCE WE HAVE DECIDED TO BR=
ING A SOLUTION TO YOUR PROBLEM.
=20
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH OUR SWIFT CARD PAYMENT =
CENTER ASIA PACIFIC THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION BY THE AUTHORITIES A=
ND THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.
=20
THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND TO YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WIT=
HDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, BUT THE M=
AXIMUM IS ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDERD DOLLARS PER DAY, SO IF YOU LIKE TO =
RECIEVE YOUR FUND THIS WAY PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING THE CARD PA=
YMENT CENTER AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
=20
(1) YOUR FULL NAME,=20
(2) AGE,
(3) MARITAL,=20
(4) OCCUPATION=92S,
(5) DIRECT FAX OR PHONE NUMBER,=20
(6)ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT TO RECEIVE THE ATM CARD,=20
CONTACT PERSON: DR. PATRICK AZIZA, INTEGRATED PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
E-MAIL: ATM232.OFFICE@YAHOO.FR
E-MAIL: announcement_center@yahoo.com=20
TEL: 234-392-06721
=20
THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT $750,000.00 =
AS PART PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 2007. ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION YO=
U HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMINUCATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OF=
FICE(S). THIS IS TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN FINALIZING YOUR PAYMENT.
=20
=20
NOTE: THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF CONDU=
CT, WHICH IS (001) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING TH=
E CARD CENTER.

OFFICIALLY SIGNED.
PROFESSOR CHARLES EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERI,
AND THE BOARD OF OCEANIC BANK PLC

Las m=E1s bellas del planeta, en Miss Mundo 2007 http://www.starmedia.c=
om/entretenimiento/especiales/misses.html

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