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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "atm payment department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
  • "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "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)
  • "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "charles soludo" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (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.
  • osaprocessing@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA" <cbn@banksite.com>
Reply-To: osaprocessing@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:01:59 -0000
Subject: INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT



--
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
TINUBU SQUARE LAGOS- NIGERIA


FROM THE DESK OF PROF.CHARLES SOLUDO GOVERNOR/DIRECTOR OF OPERATION
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

ATTENTION: CATEGORY \"A\" BENEFICIARY.

THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR WINNING /
INHERITANCE FILE AND FOUND OUT THAT WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR
PAYMENT IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT FULFILED THE OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO YOU IN
RESPECT OF YOUR WINNING / INHERITANCE PAYMENT.

SECONDLY WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE STILL DEALING WITH THE NONE
OFFICIALS IN THE BANK, AND ALL YOURE ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE RELEASE
OF YOUR FUND PROVED ABORTIVE. WE WISH 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 HERE IN CENTRAL
BANK OF NIGERIA, THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION FROM MR.
PRESIDENT, MUSA YARADUWA (GCFR) FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, AND ECONOMIC &
FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION (EFCC) NIGERIA.

THIS OFFICE WILL SEND TO 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
SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS PER DAY, SO PROVIDE THE BELOW INFORMATION TO THIS
OFFICE.

REQUIREMENTS:
1. Your full name
2. Address where you will like to receive the ATM Card
3. Your private phone
4. Your international passport or driver\'s license
5. Occupation
6. Marital status
7. Age

KINDLY CONTACT THIS OFFICE, THE ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT CENTER (CBN).
E-mail: osaprocessing@hotmail.com
ACCOUNT OFFICER REV FR. DAVID SEE

THIS OFFICE HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT ATM CARD VALUED$5,500,000.00 AS
INITIAL PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 2008. NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS,
WE HEREBY ISSUE YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS (ATM-Y2K8)
SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THIS OFFICE BY USING IT AS
YOUR SUBJECT.

KIND REGARDS,
HEAD AUDITOR INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT
CBN.

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