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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:
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • pat084@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Min. of information and orientation" <fnweke@student.com>
Reply-To: fnweke_jr@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:44:45 +0100
Subject: OFFICE OF THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION


PRESIDENTIAL DESK FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
www.nigeria.gov.ng


OFFICE OF THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION
AND NATIONAL ORIENTATION
Minister's Diary
DR. FRANK NWEKE JUNIOR
Minister for Information
and National Orientation
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA


Attn: HONORABLE CONTRACTOR.

Category [A] of Contract:/Beneficiary/Amount: US$20,500,000.00

OFFICE TO THE NATIONAL SPECIAL ADVISER TO PRESIDENT UMARU YARADUA
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, MINISTER FOR INFORMATION.DR.FRANK NWEKE
JUNIOR is sorry for the over due delay of your contract payment due to
the fact that we have been so busy paying beneficiaries through atm card
delivery to your doors step.

This is to notify you that the OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
CREDIT SETTLEMENT CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA has finally approved your
payment through the atm card.

However, with respect to the prevision section 17 of degree 114 of the
1999 constitution, your payment has been re-approved and would be paid
immediately through delivery post to your door step with-in 48 hours
of confirmation from you.

For us not to make mistake in the delivery of your atm card, we have
decided to reconfirm to you your contract details with the Nigerian
national petroleum corporation [NNPC]

BELOW ARE YOUR CONTRACT DETAILS

Category [A] of Contract:/Beneficiary
Contract / Beneficiary Number: NNPC/PED/1473/93
Contract /Beneficiary Amount: US$20,500,000.00
ONLY (US$ 20,5 m) + more the interest since 1993/year of execution.
Ref on Company RC NO.: 380406
CONTRACT DESCRIPTION: Pipe construction and Computerized Conoyor
Optimization for plant A-D Project Site: KADUNA REFINERY

With the contract details given to you now, your atm card would be
delivered by contacting Dr. Patrick Aziza,
director of operations atm payment center immediately.
via email : pat084@yahoo.com
You have been advised to contact the director of operations, Atm
international credit payment center for the onward delivery of atm
card by providing your current beneficiary details.

1.CONTRACTORS NAME AND THE ABOVE CONTRACT DETAILS.

2.DIRECT MOBILE NUMBER FOR EASY COMMUNICATION.

3.RECEIVER'S MAILING ADDRESS WHERE YOU WANT YOUR ATM CARD
DELIVERED.[P.O.BOX NOT ACCEPTABLE]

4. INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT PHOTOGRAPH AND THE CODE OF RESPONSE [811]
BEAR IN MIND THAT IF THIS CODE IS NOT ATTACHED TO YOUR MAIL WHEN
CONTACTING US, WE SHALL IGNORE YOUR MESSAGE YOUR MAIL FOR SECURITY
REASONS AND SAFETY ON CONFIDENTIAL MAILS.

WITHOUT THESE URGENT INFORMATIONS, THERE IS NO WAY, YOUR ATM CARD BE
DELIVERED.

Your payment verification code and confirmation number is
'OK'.Therefor, we are happy to inform you that arrangements has been
perfectly concluded to effect your payment as soon as possible in our
bid and transparency inline with the programs of the [present administration
of Umaru Yaradua and commander in chief of the armed forces federal
republic of Nigeria in his crusade against corruption in Nigeria.

However, it is the pleasure of this office to inform you that your ATM
Swift Card Consultant Number is[5301236451206002] has been approved
and up graded in your favor.

Meanwhile, your Secret Pin Number is SC18827; The ATM Card Value is
$8,500,000.00 Million Only. Note that a maximum withdrawal value of
US$1,500.00 is permitted daily and we are duly inter-switched so that
you can make withdrawal in any location of the ATM Center of your
choice/nearest to you in your country.
We have also concluded your delivery arrangement with our accredited
courier ARRANGEMENTS [UNITED NATIONS] MANDATED TO DELIVER ATM CARD TO
BENEFICIARIES ALL OVER THE WORLD FROM LONDON.

The united nations have been positioned to insure and also over see the
delivery of the ATM Card without any further delay as soon as you send
your contact information urgently.
UNN shall send you a copy of your atm card as an attached copy for your
perusal.

Advice this office of your preferred time of visitation, so that we can
inform the courier service deliveryman, sir Marcus Gerald official
dispatch officer mandated to personally deliver atm card to
beneficiaries.Treat as very urgent, as we also remind you once again
that your ATM Card is ready.You are urgently advised to call the director of
operations atm card center, Mr Patrick Aziza with the code of response 811
when calling his

mobile number +0092347025359622 discussion.


Note. this message is highly official, you have been contacted in the
first place just because we have your informations as one of the list
contractors who have successfully completed their contract with the
Nigerian national petroleum corporations [NNC]our contact with you is
never a mistake as long as you have the code identification [811].
Without this code there is no way we can be able to access your payment
delivery, because of imposter's we are making sure that we finally
Ensure safety in the delivery of your atm card.

Lastly, we want to note you that we have been receiving messages on
your behalf from Mr. Chung lee from china telling us that you have
directed him to receive your long out standing payment through the atm
card payment, if you know that you have directed him to make claim of your
card, you are advised to indicate us so that we can send him the card
immediately.

Immediately you reconfirm your full contacts information, a copy of the
guarantee certificate regarding your ATM payment would be issued to
you as the true contractor.

IF YOU WRITE US WITHOUT THESE CODE [8 1 1] WE SHALL IGNORE YOUR
MESSAGE

KINDLY REGARDS.

DR. FRANK NWEKE JUNIOR
Minister for Information
And National Orientation

Federal Republic of Nigeria

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