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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)
  • "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
  • "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)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +2348076419257 (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.
  • fmf_william@yahoo.com
  • atmdept.jedward@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?Finance=20Ministry?= <fin_ministry84@yahoo.com.co>
Reply-To: atmdept.jedward@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:13:12 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH ATM(PAYMENT CODE/FGN/CBN/ATM:008)CONTACT URGENTLY


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:fin_ministry84@yahoo.com.co



- OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN OPERATION INTERNATIONAL CREDIT MONITORING SETTLEMENT FMF ANNEX COMPLEX BUILDING GARKI, ABUJA-NIGERIA EMAIL: fmf_william@yahoo.com ATTENTION: SIR/MADAM This is to officially inform you that we have verified your payment file and discovered that why you have not received your payment is because you have not fulfilled the obligations given to you in respect of your payment. Secondly we have been informed that you are still dealing with unauthorised officials in the bank for the pursuit to secure the release of your fund to you through short cut. We wish to advise you that such an illegal act like this have to stop if you wish to receive your payment since we have decided to bring a solution to the problems causing the delay to your payment release. Right now we have arranged your payment through our swift card mode of payment, that is the latest instruction from Mr. President, Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (GCFR) Federal Republic of Nigeria. The designated payment 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, so if you like to receive your fund now, please let us know by contacting this office as soon as you receive this message. This ATM card payment center has been mandated to issue out to you US$10,300,000.00 as part payment for this first quarter payment of this fiscal year 2008. Also for your advice,you have to stop any further communications with any other person(s) or office(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your ATM payment. Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct,which is (ATM-008) so you have to indicate this code when contacting this card center by using it as your subject. Please contact the ATM paying officer for the reciept of your Approved ATM Card. NAME:MR JERRY EDWARD MURRAY DIRECTOR, ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (C.B.N) ANNEX COMPLEX BUILDING GARKI, ABUJA NIGERIA ECT DIRECT LINE: +234-8076419257 EMAIL: atmdept.jedward@hotmail.com I look forward to hearing from you as soon as you receive this mail so that we can commence action in making sure that you are paid. Thanks for your understanding while i await your prompt compliance. Yours in the Lord Reverend William Kabo Director of Foreign Operation

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