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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:
  • "atm payment department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
  • "swift card payment center" (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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • +2348077497736 (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.
  • atm424@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "" <adimmo@iol.cz>
Reply-To: atm424@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:44:03 GMT
Subject: Urgent Beneficiary(ATM-822)




OFFICE OF THE HEAD OF SENATE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
(RESOLUTION PANEL ON CONTRACT PAYMENT)
ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
IKOYI-LAGOS NIGERIA

Urgent Beneficiary,

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your inheritance
file and found out that why you have not received your payment is because you
have not fulfilled the obligations given to you in respect of your
inheritance payment.
Secondly we have been informed that you are still dealing with the none
officials in the bank your entire attempt to secure the release of the
fund to you. We wish to advise you that such an illegal act like these
have to stop if you wish to receive your payment this week since we have
decided to bring a solution to your problem.

Right now we have arranged your payment through our swift card payment center
Asia pacific that is the latest instruction from MR. PRESIDENT, ALHAJI UMARU
YAR'ADUA(GCFR) FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA. AND EFCC NIGERIA As well
theINTERPOL and FBI.
This 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,but the maximum is one
thousand five undred pounds per day, so if you like to receive your fund this
way please let us know by contacting the cardpayment center:contact person

DR.DANIEL WATAC :Direct Telephone+234-8077497736
email: atm424@gmail.com
And also send the following information:

1. Your full name.......................................
2. Phone and fax number.................................
3. Address were you want them to send the ATM card......
4. Your age and current occupation......................
5. Present country and state............................
6. Annual income........................................
7. Attach copy of your identification...................
8. sex..................................................

The ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER has been mandated to issue out
GBP1,000,000.00 as part payment for this fiscal year 2008. Also foryour
information,you have to stop any further communication with any other
person(s) or office(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your Payment. For
oraldiscussion, call and email DR.DANIEL WATAC, as soon as you receive
this important message for further direction and also update him on any
development from the above-mentioned office.
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.

WARNING!! DO NOT RESPONDS TO ANY E-MAIL INFORM OF LOTTORY WINNINGS WE
ADVISE YOU.forword your information to E-mail:atm424@gmail.com

for the processing of your card funds.

Regards,
DR DANIEL WATAC.
Director ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
DIRECT Tel:+234 8077497736

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