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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)
  • "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 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.
  • +2348027506002 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • intercontinental_bankltd@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "gregor rose" <rose.gregor@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 11:20:12 +0100
Subject: SWIFT PAYMENT BY ATM CARD.REPLY IMMEDIATELY.


*FROM THE DESK OF MR. DARLINGTON THOMPSON
DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
INTERCONTINENTAL BANK OF NIGERIA PLC,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
Email: intercontinental_bankltd@yahoo.com
Telephone: +234-80-27506002.

Notification of payment by ATM Master Card

Attn:Beneficiary,
We hereby officially notify you about the present
arrangement to pay you your over due
contract/inheritance fund through (Master Atm Card).
This arrangement was initiated/constituted by the
World Bank and Paris Club,due to fruadulent 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 their fund without any
interference.The Master Atm 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.
4)YOUR PROFESSION.
Upon the receipt of this mail, we are going to load
your fund OF US$1.5 MILLION (ONE MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED UNITED STATES OF AMERICAN DOLLARS)into the Master Atm 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 successful Transaction.
We await your immediate response.
CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.
BEST REGARDS,
MR. DARLINGTON THOMPSON
DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
INTERCONTINENTAL BANK OF NIGERIA PLC,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
Telephone: +234-80-27506002.
CC: ALL FOREIGN INHERITTANCE FUNDS
CC: CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR
CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD]
CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA

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