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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:
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • paydept1@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "PAYMENT DEPARTMENT." <atmcard5@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: centralbankorganisation4@yahoo.it
Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 06:17:53 -0700
Subject: BENEFICIARY PAYMENT NOTIFICATION OF YOUR FUNDS!!!


THE PRESIDENCY

PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENTS
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA {CBN}
SWIFT CREDIT CARD PAYMENT
paydept1@hotmail.com
Attn:

Going by series of petition received from International Body on the way
your inheritance fund was handled by our correspondence office. After
Extensive 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 Heritance Fund 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 Issurance of the
SWIFT CREDIT CARD .And that your inheritance payment file should be
passed to my desk for clarification .Upon Certification that your file is
ok.This Office would Direct you on how to receive your over Due
inheritance fund via SWIFT CREDIT CARD.The SWIFT CREDIT CARD would be
delivered to you via Courier. In the light of this effect mentioned, You
are required to Re-furnish this office with the following information:
Your Name: Address. Madian Name Your Next of Kin Name and your date of
Birth.Your telephone number and fax.This Information would be used in
opening of an account here .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.Urgently furnish this office with your
Contact information in order 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 suspence Account here in Our Bank. A new Account
has to be opened in your Name Before The Swift Credit Card is issued.

Waiting for an urgent response.
Yours Sincerely,
Dr Charlse soludo
CHARMAIN OF THE PRESIDENTIAL

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