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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:
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "charles soludo" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • atmcardpayment1@jmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "PROF. CHARLES SOLUDO." <jpon71@excite.com>
Reply-To: atmcardpayment1@jmail.co.za
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:02:03 -0500 (EST)
Subject: YOUR A.T.M CARD!












RE:ATM CARD PAYMENT NOTIFICATIONThe Director of OperationsInternational Credit SettlementCentral Bank of Nigeria.

We have been informed that your outstanding inheritance funds with the Federal Government are yet to be received due to non-fulfillment of the legal required obligations as approved in respect of your inheritance.

On this faithful reconciliation, we discovered that you've been dealing with none officials of the bank and agencies on the attempt to secure the release of your inheritance funds. We wish to bring to your notice that we are neck deep to check this gross misconduct by this syndicateswho slight down our dignities to international communities. With thecombine effort of the United Nation Anti-crime commission to alleviateand redeem the image and past wounds of some foreigners and firms who were defrauded of their money on the course of trying to receive their payment. The Federal Government is already compensating some individuals and firms with substantial evidence that their money was falsefuly collected from them. The sanity at present is $8.3MILLION to each of those victims. "This is a secret" We have decided to bring a solution to your own problem. Right now we have arranged your payment through our swift Automatic Teller Machine Card payment (A.T.M).

This card center will send you the Automatic Teller Machine Card which you will use to withdraw your money in any ATM machine in any part of the world, They will issue you an ATM card that you can use to withdraw money in any ATM machine in any part of the world, but the maximum is Ten Thousand dollars per a day. You are therefore advice to send yourcontact details to Rev. Father Paul Obi International Audit unit, United Nations Liaison Office Nigeria: EMAIL: (atmcardpayment1@jmail.co.za) to collect youroriginal payment slip with your ATM card.

1. Your full name2. Phone and fax number3. Address were you want them to send the ATM card to (P.O box not acceptable)4. Your age and current occupation5. Copy of your identity contact person

So if you like to receive your funds through this means kindly let us know by contacting the card payment center and also send the following information as stated below to them as directed above.

YOURS SINCERELY,Prof.Charles Soludo.



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