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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)
  • "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)
  • "chief auditor" (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.
  • +2348058369342 (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.
  • swiftcardconsultant10@yahoo.de (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • almansadiq27@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: charles soludo <charles_sc003@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <swiftcardconsultant10@yahoo.de>
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:04:27 +0000
Subject: A.T.M.CARD RESOLUTION PANEL ON CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT.





OFFICE OF THE SENATE HOUSE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIACOMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT(RESOLUTION PANEL ON CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT)IKOYI-LAGOS NIGERIA
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONSCENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.ATTENTION BENEFICIARY:THIS IS TO OFFICIALY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR CONTRACT /INHERITANCE FILE AND FOUND OUT 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.SECONDLY, WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE STILL DEALING WITH SOME NONE OFFICIALS/EX-STAFF OF THE BANK,WHICH MADE ALL YOUR ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND TO YOU PROVES ABORTIVES. WE WISH TO ADVISE YOU THAT SUCH ILEGAL ACT LIKE THIS HAVE TO BE STOPED BY YOU,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 ASIA PACIFIC, THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION BY THE PRESIDENT UMURU MUSA YARADUA (GCFR) FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA. 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 DOLLARS PER DAY, SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECIEVE YOUR FUND THIS WAY PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING THE CARD PAYMENT CENTER AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:1.YOUR FULL NAME 2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER,3. ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD 4. A COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY ATTACHED TO E-MAILCONTACT PERSON:DR. ALFRED AZIZAINTEGRATED PAYMENT DEPARTMENTTEL: +234-8058369342
EMAIL:SWIFTCARDCONSULTANT10@YAHOO.DE
THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUEOUT $8,300,000.00 AS PART PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 2007.ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMINUCATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(S). THIS IS TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN FINALIZING YOUR PAYMENT. SOON AS YOU REPLY TO THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DIRECTION ON THIS REGARDS AND ALSO UPDATE ME ON ANY DEVELOPMENT FROM THE ABOVE MENTIONED OFFICE.NOTE: THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS (009) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING.PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOUR REPLY SHOULD GO STRAIGHT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR EMAIL: AS STATED ABOVE.

THE CARD CENTER.(MR. SADIQ ALMAN)CHIEF AUDITOR TO THE PRESIDENTFEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
EMAIL:ALMANSADIQ27@YAHOO.FR
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