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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.
• 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.
  • johnson_atmd3@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3ajohnson_atmd3@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "info mail" <infohnmail@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 14:37:53 +0100
Subject: GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY


Director, Foreign Operation
ATM Card Dept
Union Bank of Nigeria
Email:johnson_atmd3@yahoo.co.uk <Email%3Ajohnson_atmd3@yahoo.co.uk>


Attn:

Going by series of petition received from International Body on the way
foreign contractors/next of kin funds was handled by our correspondence
office. After Extensive close door meeting with Board of Directors and other
Stakeholders 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 ATM CORPORATE VISA CARD. This method of
Payment is designed by the New Government to avert fraud perpetration or
stoppage of fund by Some Agencies. This ATM CORPORATE VISA CARD would be
issued to you upon meeting with the Bank Requirements.

This office has Been Mandated to take charge of the Issuance of the ATM
CORPORATE VISA CARD. As well your contract payment file should be passed to
my desk for clarification. Upon Certification of your file, this Office
would direct you on how to receive your over due contract fund via ATM
CORPORATE VISA CARD
Waiting for an urgent response.
Yours Sincerely,

Johnson Moli
Director, Foreign Operation
ATM Card Dept
Union Bank of Nigeria

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