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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • ",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)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
  • +2348038118588 (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.
  • shamsudeeusmane@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "PROF SHAMSUDEEN USMAN" <mail4@mailtransinfo.com>
Reply-To: shamsudeeusmane@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:41:23 +0000
Subject: YOUR APPROVED PAYMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE







FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE HONORABLE MINISTER OF FINANCE (FMF)
BRANCH OFFICE: 18/20, BELLO STREET, LAGOS - ISLAND.
e-MAIL:shamsudeeusmane@yahoo.co.uk
TEL: 00 234-01-8717004
FAX: 00 234-01-8717004
Mobile: 00 234-803 811 858 8
FROM THE DESK OF PROF. SHAMSUDEEN USMAN
HONORABLE MINISTER OF FINANCE (FMF).

SIR/MADAM,





RE - YOUR APPROVED PAYMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Attn: Concerned Beneficiary!

Going by series of petition received from International Body on the way
your Contract/inheritance fund was handled by our correspondence office
Afterextensive close door meeting with Board of Directors and other
Stake holders in the Government, Subcommittees of the House Of
Assembly and the House of Rep , Federal Republic of Nigeria.

It was Resolved and Agreed upon that your Contractual/Heritance
Funds valued $8,500,000.00 would be released on a special method
of payment which tag Name Reads SWIFT CREDIT CARD This method of
payment is designed by the Government to avert fraud perpetration or
stoppage of fund by Some Agencies, Either Through Anti
Terrorist Certificate or other certificates.

This Swift Credit Card would be issued to you upon meeting with the
Bank Requirement. This office, has Been Mandated to take charge of
the Issuance of the SWIFT CREDIT CARD to you with your fund
deposited into it and that your contract/inheritance payment file
should be passed to my desk for clarification, upon Certification that
your file is okay your Due Contract/inheritance fund will be paid to
you via SWIFT CREDIT CARD. The SWIFT Office would direct you on how to

receive your fundsover.

The Swift Credit Card would be delivered to your doorpost via
Courier which is going to cost you only $150.00 for delivery charges to
your door step.

In the light of this aforementioned, you are required to furnish
this office with the following information.

Your full name Name:
Your Residential/Office address.
Mother?s Median Name
Your Next of Kin Name and your date of Birth.
Your telephone number and fax

These Information?s would be used in opening of an account here
with the ACCESS BANK OF NIGERIA PLC. It's from here that the ATM would
be used in issuance of The SWIFT CREDITS CARD in your favour with
the Credit card Number and all your information inserted into the card.

Upon completion of this issuance of the Credit Card, It would be send
to you via Courier to your residential Address which is going to cost
you $150.00 only, being fee for the courier service delivery
fee/insurance charge Urgently furnish this office with your Contact
information in other to reconfirm if it's in line with the one
contained in our payment data.

Be informed that your fund has been called back and it's now in a
suspense account here in ACCESS BANK OF NIGERIA PLC. A new Account
has to be opened in your Name Before the Swift Credit Card will be
issued. As soon as i confirm the above requested information from you
today, i will direct you on how to send the $150.00 for courier charges
that will deliver the informations to your door step.

I await your speed response via this secured email address

(shamsudeeusmane@yahoo.co.uk ).
Your's Sincerely,
Prof. Shamsudeen Usman.

CC: TO ACCESS BANK OF NIGERIA PLC., (ABNPLC)
CC: TO THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY
CC: ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION (EFCC)

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