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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:
  • "atm payment department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
• 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.
  • +2348028810250 (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.
  • paulmartins001@ubbi.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS. ANN DIM" <dijann001@fastwebmail.it>
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 20:24:45 +0100
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT BY ATM CARD


OFFICE OF THE SENATE HOUSE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
(RESOLUTIONPANEL ON CONTRACT PAYMENT)
IKOYI-LAGOS NIGERIA

Our Ref:

FGN /SNT/STB Your ..........................

ATTN:BENEFICIARY,

THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE THE SENATE RESOLUTION COMMITTEE ON
FOREIGN CONTRACT/INHERITANCE/LOTTERY PAYMENT HAVE VERIFIED YOUR PAYMENT FILE
AND FOUND OUT THAT WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR PAYMENT IS BECAUSE YOU
HAVE NOT FUFILLED THE OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO YOU IN RESPECT OF YOUR
CONTRACT/INHERITANCE/LOTTERY PAYMENT.SECONDLY WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU
ARE STILL DEALING WITH THE NONE OFFICIALS IN THE BANK ALL YOUR ATTEMPT TO
SECURE THE RELEASE OF THE FUND TO YOU.

WE WISH TO ADVISE YOU THAT SUCH AN ILLEGAL ACT LIKE THIS HAVE TO STOP IF YOU
WISHES 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 CENTRE, THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION FROM THE NEW PRESIDENT,ALHAJI
UMARU MUSA YAR'ADUA (GCFR) FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.

THIS CARD CENTRE 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
AMOUNT TO WITHDRAW IS TWO THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS PER DAY. SO IF YOU
LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND IN THIS WAY, PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING THE
ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS LISTED
BELOW TO THE ATM PAYMENT DIRECTOR WHOSE CONTACT INFORMATION IS ALSO OUTLINED
BELOW. JUST CALL HIM IMMEDAITELY FOR MORE DETAILS REGARGING YOUR PAYMENT.


1.FULL NAME
2.PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
3.ADDRESS WHERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD TO(P.O.BOX NOT
ACCEPTABLE)
4.YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION

CONTACT PERSON:

DR.PAUL MARTIN
DIRECTOR,ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
PHONE:+234-8028810250
EMAIL: paulmartins001@ubbi.com<http://us.f557.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=paulmartins001@ubbi.com>

THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTRE HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT US$6M AS PART
PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 2008. ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION, YOU HAVE TO
STOP ANY FURTHER COMMINUCATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(S)TO AVOID
ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT.


NOTE :We have mounted our security network to monitor every in-coming call
,if we still find out that you are still dealing with all those fraudsters
that have been frustrating people , we shall stop and cancel your payment
immediately.

THANKS.

MRS. ANN DIM
SECRETARY SENATE RESOLUTION
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam