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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)
• 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.
  • profcchukwumasoludo51@jmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Dr John Ogar Odey <dr_johnodey2@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: drjohnogarodey@yahoo.co.in
Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 08:39:11 +0100 (BST)
Subject: PAYMENT UPDATE


OFFICE OF THE MINISTERY OF INFORMATION
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT
REF/PAYMENTS CODE:06654

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY,

THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FILE AND FOUND OUT THAT WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR PAYMENT IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT FUFILLED THEOBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO YOU IN RESPECT OF YOUR PAYMENT.

SECONDLY WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE STILL DEALING WITH THE NONE OFFICIALS IN THE FINANCE HOUSE IN ALL YOUR ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF THE FUNDS TO YOU. WEWISH TO ADVISE YOU THAT SUCH AN ILLEGAL ACT LIKE THIS HAVE TO STOP 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 IN EUROPE, AMERICA AND ASIA PACIFIC, WHICH IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION FROM NEW.PRESIDENT, AIHAJI UMAR MUSA YAR ADUA.

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 FIFTEEN THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS IN THREE TRANSACTIONS PER DAY. SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS IN THIS WAY, YOU ARE ADVISED TO CONTACT THE OFFICE OF ATM PAYMASTER GENERAL DIRECTOR ,PROF CHARLES.C.SOLUDO IMMEDIATELY.

CONTACT PERSON; PROF CHARLES.C.SOLUDO, EMAIL;profcchukwumasoludo51@jmail.co.za TEL--- 234-7034198880

AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS LISTED BELOW.
1. FULL NAME
2. FULL ADDRESS (P.O BOX NOT ACCEPTABLE)
3. PHONE AND FAX #
4. YOUR AGE, SEX AND CURRENT OCCUPATION
5. ATTACH COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION

THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT $10,700,000.00 AS PART PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 2008. ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION, YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON (S) OR OFFICE (S) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT.

NOTE: THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTERS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS (ATM-811) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE PAYMENT CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.

REGARDS
DR JOHN OGAR ODEY
MINISTRY OF INFORMATION
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.

NB: ALL RESPONSE SHOULD BE MAILED TO THE ATM PAYMENT CENTER,AS INSTRUCTED ABOVE.


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