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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Phillip Onojah" <ponojah11@student.com>
Reply-To: philliojah22@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:05:31 +0100
Subject: Email From Phillip Onojah (SWIFT CREDIT CARD PAYMENT SYSTEM)


Attention: Sir/Madam


Going by series of petition received from International Body on the way your
contract/inheritance fund was handled by our affiliate office After
Extentive close door meeting with Board of Directors and other Stake holders
in the Government, Sub-committees of the House Of Assembly and the House of
Rep., Federal Republic of Nigeria.

It was Resolved and Agreed upon that your Contract/Iheritance Fund would be
released on a special mode 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 Issuance of the SWIFT
CREDIT CARD .And that your contract/inheritance payment file should be
passed to my desk for final verification .Upon Certification that your file
is in order, this Office would Direct you on how to receive your over due
contract/inheritance fund via SWIFT CREDIT CARD.

The SWIFT CREDIT CARD would be delivered to you by express via Courier. In
the light of the above, You are required to furnish this office with the
following information.

Your Name:
Contact Address.
Madian Name
Your Next of Kin Name and your date of Birth.
Your telephone number and fax

This Information would be used in openning of an account here. It's from our
Micro-Cash Connector System that an ATM Card would beused for the issuance
of The SWIFT CREDITS CARD in your favour with the Credit card Number and all
your information inserted/programmed 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 is 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 Faithfully

Phillip Onojah

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