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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:
  • "card center will send you an atm card" (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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "OFFICE OF THE SENATE HOUSE" <atmclearancedepartment@live.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:00:32 +0100
Subject: ATM CARD NOTIFICATION

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

Our Ref: FGN /SNT/STB
Your Ref.

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

SECONDLY WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE STILL DEALING
WITH THE
NONE OFFICIALS IN THE BANK YOUR ENTIRE ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE
RELEASE
OF THE FUND TO YOU. WE WISH TO ADVISE YOU THAT SUCH AN
ILLEGAL ACT
LIKE THESE 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 CARDPAYMENT CENTER
ASIA
PACIFIC THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION FROM MR.PRESIDENT,
UMARU
YAR'ADUA (GCFR) FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AND FBI.

THIS CARD CENTER 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 IS FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER DAY, SO IF YOU
LIKE TO
RECEIVE YOUR FUND THIS WAY PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING
THE
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS DEPARTMENT CARD PAYMENT CENTER
MR.
McFERRIN PHOENIX ON HIS EMAIL
ADDRESS:atmclearancedepartment@live.com

AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

1. YOUR FULL NAME
2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
3. ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD
4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION

THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT
USD 6.8
MILLION AS ART PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 2008. ALSO FOR
YOUR
INFORMATION,YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH
ANY OTHER
PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(S) TO AVOIDANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR
PAYMENT.

FOR ORAL DISCUSSION, EMAIL ME BACK AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE
THIS
IMPORTANT MESSAGE OR FURTHER DIRECTION AND ALSO UPDATE ME ON
ANY
DEVELOPMENT FROM THEABOVE-MENTIONED OFFICE. NOTE THAT
BECAUSE OF
IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OURCODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH
IS (ATM-
822) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE
CARD CENTER
BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.

KINDEST REGARDS,

MR DAVID MARK.
SENATE PRESIDENT.

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