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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (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 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.
  • drusman47@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3adrusman47@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: Usman <hotty4@hosanna.net>
Reply-To: drusman47@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:39:51 +0100
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENT VIA ATM CARD


From the FMF, Federal Ministry of Finance
No 12 edid lanwe Idumota Lagos
Honourable Minister of State for Finance,
Approved by the Nigerian Government
tell/234-1-7627215
E-mail:drusman47@gmail.com <E-mail%3Adrusman47@gmail.com>

Dear Sir/Madam,

NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENT VIA ATM CARD

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract file
presently on my desk, and I found out that you have not received your
payment
due to your lack of co-operation and not fulfilling the obligations giving
to
you in respect to your contract payment.Secondly, you are hereby advised to
stop dealing with some non-officials in the
bank as this is an illegal act and will have to stop if you so wish to
receive
your payment immediately.


After the Board of director's meeting held in Abuja, we have resolved
infinding a solution to your problem. We have arranged your payment through
our
SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTRE in Europe, America,Africa and Asia Pacific,This is
part of an instruction/mandate passed by the Senate inrespect to overseas
contract payment and debt re-scheduling.

And also the Nigerian Government is using this mean to rewards all the
citizens
of the United states and all part of europe including asia,australia, south
america, Antartica e.t.c in all those who have lost their funds in either
scam,
or an uncompleted business, or otherwise, You should know that if you are
interested to receive your ATM card which will be credited with $920,000
united
states dollars before it is been sent to you
direct to your doorstep through the Fedex courier service.

If you like to receive your fund this way,Kindly get back to me with the
following informations below so i can start arrangement on how to get your
Atm
Card shipped to you


(1) Your Full Name.
(2) Full residential address.
(3) Phone And Fax Number.
(4) Occupation.
(5) personal identification.
(6) Age:
(7) country

This message is supported by the Nigerian Government, After you might have
started making use of your ATM card, you can reward my firm one way
or the other you knows best.

Send your respond to E-mail:drusman47@gmail.com<E-mail%3Adrusman47@gmail.com>

Thanks for your co-operation.
From the FMF, Federal Ministry of Finance
DR.USMAN SHAMSUDEEN

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