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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "(ecowas)" (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.
  • c_somto@mail.ru

Fraud email example:

From: "elections_2007@terra.es" <elections_2007@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:09:58 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Payment Notification:


Payment Notification:
>From the desk of
Chidubem Somtochukwu.
Payment Supervising Officer
Debt reconciliation and verification
committee
Email: c_somto@mail.ru


OUR REF: PRS/COM/00452/IMP

Attn;Beneficiary,

Going by series of petition received from International Community on
the way some officials of some west African states are handling
contract/inheritance payment to foreign beneficiaries the Economic
Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the international monetary
fund (IMF) and the world bank has agreed to pay you and other
beneficiaries through the Central Bank of West Africa regional office.

It was generally agreed that a new method of payment completely
different from what is obtainable previously should be adopted for this
payment to avert fraud perpetration by officials that will handle the payment
process. After a long deliberations it was agreed unanimously that all
beneficiaries will receive part of their money through the Automated
Teller Machine Card payment method (ATM card).

Kindly and urgently provide us with the information listed below so
that we will commence work immediately on your file. Be informed that
we need this information from you so that we can compare what you will
send to us with what we have in your file to be sure we are dealing with the
correct beneficiary of the fund in question.

The verification of the information you will send to us with what we
have in your file here with us is very important to forestall any
attempt by impostors from claiming money that does not rightly belong to them.

The information we need from you before proceeding with you are as follow;

Your full Names:
Your Full Address:
Your Median Name:
Your Next of Kin Name:
Your date of Birth:
Your telephone number:
Your fax number:
Your present occupation.

This Information will also be used in opening of a bank account for you
through where the ATM card will be drawn from.

We expect a prompt response from you accordingly.

Sincerely at your service,
Chidubem Somtochukwu.
Payment Supervising Officer






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