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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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• 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.
  • paul.miller1102@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <paul.miller1102@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 09:51:42 -0700
Subject: Overdue Payment

External Review Committee on Debt.
Standard Bank Nigeria.

Attention Beneficiary:

We wish to inform you that you have been scheduled to be paid $280,000.00
through our Automated teller machine card (ATM Card) which you will only be
required to proceed to any ATM Cash Point to withdraw the sum of $400 per day
till the payment is completed.

This development is as a result of a just concluded yearly program where 10
individuals get cash benefits from our bank. These 10 beneficiaries are selected
randomly through personal websites, account holders etc. Being an international
bank, we endeavor to make this opportunity available to everyone, no matter the
location.

We normally use FedEx for all our international shipments. To enable the
shipment take place you will have to pay the sum of $100 shipping fees. These
are FedEx charges and not for the bank, we only help to receive these funds on
their behalf and will immediately inform them to ship your ATM card once we
confirm payments.

We are sorry as we cannot deduct from your funds to pay for the
Shipping/Transfer charges. This is in accordance with section 13(1-2) of the new
payment policy Act as adopted in 1993 and amended on 3rd July 1998 by the
external review committee on debt. This is to protect our clients and to avoid
misappropriation of funds by officials.

Furthermore you are advised to contact me ASAP for the issuance of your ATM
card and my e-mail address is paul.miller1102@gmail.com. When you contact me,
kindly provide your;

1. Full Name (As Stated in your ID)
2. Contact Address (Where your ATM card will be shipped to)
3. Sex
4. Valid telephone number
5. Preferred pin number
6. Nationality

This information will be used to process your card before it's issued out
to you. I will like to know if you still want me to proceed. I humbly await your
instructions.

Paul Tijani-Miller
ATM Issuing Department.

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