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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found 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.
  • mrpaulwhite2006@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Daniel Brown <mrdanielbrown2006@live.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 13:28:34 -0400
Subject: Notification of payment by ATM Master Credit Card

FROM THE DESK OF MR DANIEL BROWN
DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
OCEANIC BANK OF NIGERIA PLC,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.

 

Notification of payment by ATM Master Credit Card
 
Attn: Beneficiary,
 
We hereby officially notifying you about the present arrangement to pay   you, your over due contract/inheritance fund which you could not   complete the process of the released of your transfer pin code through the  Digitalized Payment System. We have decided to pay your funds  without   any requested fee but through (ATM Master Express Credit Card) This arrangement was initiated/constituted by the World Bank and Paris Club, due to fruadelent activities going on within the African Region.
 
The World Bank and Paris Club introduced this payment arrangement as to   enable our contractors/inheritance beneficiary to receive their fund   without any interference. the ATM Master Express Credit Card was   contracted and powered by GOLD CARD WORLD WIDE. Reconfirm the following  information to us for Security reason.
 
1)YOUR FULL NAME
2)YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS.
3)YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER
4)YOUR PROFESSION
5)YOUR AGE
 
Upon the receipt of this mail we are going to load your fund into the   Master Express Credit Card and send a scan copy of the card to you   before we will proceed to dispatch the card directly to your nominated   home address so you absolutely have nothing to worry about all we  need  is  your Prompt Response and Co-operation by Gods Grace we will have a successful Transaction.
 
Contact the ATM CARD department
 
MR PAUL WHITE
Email To Contact: mrpaulwhite2006@sify.com
TEL: +234-7028561075
CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.
 
BEST REGARDS,
MR DANIEL BROWN
DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
OCEANIC BANK OF NIGERIA PLC,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.

 

CC:ALL FOREIGN INHERITANCE FUNDS
CC:CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR
CC:BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD]
CC:ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA

 

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