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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:
  • "chief auditor" (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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "MR J. C. WILLIAMS" <atm@info.com>
Reply-To: atmdept888@live.com
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:11:05 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?B?U3BhbTpPdXIgUmVmOiBGR04gL1NOVC9TVEI=?=


Our Ref: FGN /SNT/STB

THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS HAS BEEN ATTACH
TO AN INHERITANCE FILE AND FOUND OUT THAT YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR
PAYMENT AND YOU HAVE NOT FULFILLED THE OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO YOU IN RESPECT
OF YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT.

SECONDLY WE HAVE SECURE THE RELEASE OF THE FUND TO YOU. YOU ARE To CONTACT
THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS DEPARTMENT CARD PAYMENT CENTER.

NAMES : DR. JOHN ADU
EMAIL ADDRESS: atmdept888@live.com
PHONE NUMBER: +234_807_462_4562

AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS:

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

THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT AN ATM CARD
VALUE OF {USD 6.8 MILLION} WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN
ANY ATM MACHINE, IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR
2008,YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S)
OR OFFICE(S) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT.

NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED 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 J. C. WILLIAMS
CHIEF AUDITOR TO THE PRESIDENT
(COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN)

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam