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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million us dollars" (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)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "abuja" (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 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.
  • info_atm_accgmoffice@yahoo.es
  • info_atm_accgm@yahoo.es
  • 3ainfo_atm_accgm@yahoo.es

Fraud email example:

From: "atmofficepayment Gazeta.pl" <info_atm_accgm@yahoo.es>
Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 12:34:51 +0100
Subject: Re: CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ATM PAYMENT CARD


ROBERT MUELLER III
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FBI
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI.
WASHINGTON DC.
Email: info_atm_accgmoffice@yahoo.es
Email:info_atm_accgm@yahoo.es <Email%3Ainfo_atm_accgm@yahoo.es>



Notification of payment by ATM Master Credit Card


Attn:Beneficiary,

We hereby officially notifying you about the present arrangement to pay
you, your over due contract/inheritance fund through (Master Express
Credit Card) This arrangement was initiated/constituted by the World
Bank and Paris Club, due to fruadelent activities going on within the
African Region.

The World Bank and Paris Club introduced this payment arrangement as to
enable our contractors/inheritance beneficiary to receive the SUM OF
$3MILLION US DOLLARS PART PAYMENT fund
without any interfference. the Master Express Credit Card was contracted
and powered by GOLD CARD WORLD WIDE.

Reconfirm the following information to us for Security reason.

1)YOUR FULL NAME
2)YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS.
3)YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER AND FAX
4)YOUR PROFESSION
5)YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT

Upon the receipt of this mail we are going to load your fund into the
Master Express Credit Card and send a scan copy of the card to you
before we will proceed to despatch the card directly to your nominated home
addresss so you absolutely have nothing to worry about all we need is
your Prompt Response and Co-operation by Gods Grace we will have a
successfull Transaction.This ATM CARD will be issued through an accredited
bank ECOBANK PLC NIGERIA and below is their email address ;

Email To Contact; info_atm_accgm@yahoo.es

CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.

BEST REGARDS,

MR STEVEN WILLIAM(GMATM)
DIRECTOR, ATM CARD PROCESSING UNIT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA ABUJA-NIGERIA.
CC; ECOBANK PLC ABUJA
CC; FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT
CC: CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR
CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD]
CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA

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