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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:
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "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 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.
  • +2347084501007

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Olu James" <fap_nig@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 06:16:17 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: tracking numbers.


Hello,

This is to inform you that we have tried calling you several times on this telephone number you forwarded to us, but couldn’t get hold on you. Well, we wish to inform you that we are still expecting to hear from you based on the required insurance and delivery charges to enable us dispatch your ATM card to you immediately.

Be informed that we have only 4 hours to dispatch your ATM card to you as instructed by the management of the Central Bank of Nigeria, so I advice you to hurry up and offset the charges. Moreover, it is compulsory that we must have to insure your ATM card before delivery, because we don’t want to bear the responsibility of any lost of ATM cards as we must have to insure it by Nicon Insurance Corporation here in Nigeria before delivery will be made and it is also necessary that you have to provide the shipment fee through FedEx Courier Service it is our method in which we have been operating.

In receipt of your payment, we will ship your ATM card to you and also send to you via e-mail attachment the FedEx delivery receipt with the tracking number that will enable you to track it through the FedEx website to verify when your ATM card will arrive to your designated address as you have forwarded to us.

Lastly, you can verify by tracking through the FedEx website www.FedEx.com of our American beneficiaries that have received their own ATM cards couple of weeks back. You can track them to verify by yourself as to clarify you properly. Below are their tracking numbers.
856467606537
856467606570

Treat very urgently as we also remind you again that you're ATM card is ready and we have only 4 hours to dispatch your ATM card. Please confirm the receipt of this mail and get back to this office accordingly.

Thanks and we look forward hearing from you.

Regards,
Dr. Olu James
Director Swift Card Consultant (CBN)
Tel: +234-708-450-1007

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam