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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million 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)
• 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.
  • +2348074650205 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: mr_shin2@mchsi.com (FROM THE SENATE HOUSE )
Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 16:51:16 +0000
Subject: DO NOT REPLY HERE CONTACT THE MONETARY DIRECTOR AT (fdv_ecowaspayoutdept02@live.com)

FROM THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR
ATM CARD PAYMENT COMMITTEE ON
FOREIGN PAYMENT RESOLUTION
(CONTRACT AWARD/INHERITANCE)

Our Ref:FGN/SNT/STB07/08
THIS IS TO LEGALLY AND OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT THE CONTRACT
AWARD/INHERITANCE PAYMENTS HAVE BEEN GRANTED IN YOUR FAVOUR.
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH OUR SWIFT CARD PAYMENT
CENTER ASIA PACIFIC THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION FROM MR.PRESIDENT
UMARU MUSA YAR'ADUA(GCFR).

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 $20,000USD (TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS) PER DAY.$3
MILLION DOLLARS IS THE PART PAYMENT FOR YOUR INHERITANCE FUNDS IN THIS
FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR.

SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND THIS WAY PLEASE LET US KNOW BY
CONTACTING THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS DEPARTMENT CARD PAYMENTCENTER.

PLEASE CONTACT THE CARD PAYMENT MONETARY DIRECTOR BELOW FOR FURTHER
DETAILS:

CONTACT:MR.Matin Brich
EMAIL ADDRESS:fdv_ecowaspayoutdept02@live.com
PHONE NUMBER: +234 8074650205

CONTACT HER WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
1. YOUR FULL NAME
2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
3. CONTACT ADDRESS (WHERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD)
4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION
5. INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR YOUR DRIVERS LICENSE.

NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF
CONDUCT, WHICH IS (ATM-822) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING
THE CARD C/ER BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.

WARM REGARDS,
Matin Brich.
DIRECTOR ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam