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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:
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • +2348059864143 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "ATM REMMIT" <atmcard.remit12@mailbox.hu>
Reply-To: atm-remit@live.com
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 06:03:39 +0100
Subject: Your $450,000.00 Has Been Credited into your ATM Card


*INTEGRATED PAYMENT DEPART*
*OFFICE OF THE SENATE HOUSE*
*FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA*
*IKOYI-LAGOS NIGERIA,*
Tel:+234-805-986-4143
[image: The Arms of the Government of Nigeria]







Dear Beneficiary.

Congratulations as we bring to your notice from the Office of the senate
house. You have been chosen by the board of trustees as one of the final
recipients of this year's promotion of cash grant/Donation.

This is in collaboration of her 30th anniversary celebration, We are giving
out a yearly donation of the ATM Card Value of USD($450,000.00) Four Hundred
and Fifty Thousand UNITED STATE DOLLARS to 10 lucky recipients, as our
anniversary promo. The promo is inconjuction with the W.H.O, UN and the EU
in accordance with the enabling act of
Parliament.

The Act of the cash grant/Donation only collected email addresses of final
recipient from different countries in the world: United States, European,
Middle East, Asia, Africa etc. with an electronic balloting sytem, without
the recipient applying. Finally, you emerged one of our lucky beneficiary.

You are to fill out the below information and send it to the Payment
Remmitance Office Via the provided contact email address below:
*Full Name:*
*Age:*
*Sex:*
*Occupation:*
*Residential Address:*
*City:*
*State:*
*Zip Code:*
*Country:*
*Tel:*
*Fax:*
*Next Of Kin:*
*Winning Batch No:---- [W-342-8876,U-500-32]*

Once again congratulations...

*Payment Remmitance Contact*
Mr. Ola Taiwo
E-Mail: atm-remit@live.com<http://us.f637.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=atm-remit@live.com>
Tel:+234-805-986-4143

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