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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:
  • "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
  • "million dollars" (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)
• 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.
  • +2348035781068 (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.
  • atmcardsservices@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3aatmcardsservices@yahoo.com.hk

Fraud email example:

From: "mr james musa" <atmcardsservices008@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:36:25 -0700
Subject:


THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTEROFFICE OF THE SENATE HOUSE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
(RESOLUTION PANEL ON CONTRACT PAYMENT)
GUAGUALADA-ABUJA, NIGERIA.
Our Ref: FGN /SNT/STB0708

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 AWARD/INHERITANCE PAYMENT. 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 HAS
PROVED ABORTIVE. 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 CARD PAYMENT CENTRE ASIA PACIFIC THAT IS THE LATEST
INSTRUCTION FROM MR.PRESIDENT,UMARU MUSA 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 $20,000USD (TWENTY 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.

PLEASE CONTACT THE CARD PAYMENT MONETARY DIRECTOR BELOW FOR FURTHER DETAILS:


CONTACT: Mr. James Musa
EMAIL ADDRESS:atmcardsservices@yahoo.com.hk<ADDRESS%3Aatmcardsservices@yahoo.com.hk>
PHONE NUMBER: +234 8035781068

CONTACT HIM WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

1. YOUR FULL NAME
2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
3. CONTACT ADDRESS (WHERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD)
4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION
5. SCANNED COPY OF INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR DRIVERS' LICENSE.

THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT $3 MILLION
USD(THREE MILLION DOLLARS) AS PART PAYMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2007/2008.
ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION,YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH
ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(S) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR
PAYMENT.
FOR ORAL DISCUSSION, EMAIL Mr.Joe Musa AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS IMPORTANT
MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DIRECTION AND ALSO UPDATE ME ON ANY DEVELOPMENT FROM THE
ABOVE-MENTIONED OFFICE.
NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUE YOU OUR CODE 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,
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.

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