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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:
  • "atm payment department" (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)
  • "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)
  • "abuja" (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 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.
  • +2348037415088 (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.
  • mrwilliamm234@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <mrwilliamm234@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:52:07 +0000
Subject: MR. WILLIAM WRITING TO YOU.



MR. WILLIAM WRITING TO YOU.CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIATINUBU SQUARE,Muhammad Abdul Drive,Garik Abuja - Nigeria.FROM THE OFFICE Mr. William Morgan.DEPUTY GOVERNORFINANCIAL SECTOR SURVEILLANCE. YOUR PAYMENT VIA HSBC-VISA ATM DEBIT CARD.Account normalization of your banking details has been delayed byInternational Monetary Fund (IMF) and Financial Services Authority(UK). This has made it necessary for your contract payment to beprogrammed into HSBC Visa Atm Debit Card. The total fund in questionis $8,300,000.00 This is the first part of the Payment of which thebalance will subsequently be paid into same account.The Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN), working in relationship with HSBCLondon and also Leeds Bank in London has concluded to issue you a VISACARD with which you can access your contract /beneficiaryamount$8,300,000.000 This card center will send you an ATM card whichyou will use to withdraw your money in any ATM machine in any part ofthe world, but the maximum is Twenty Thousand United StatesDollars($20,000.00) per day.So if you like to receive your fund in this way, please let us know bycontacting the ATM payment department and also send the followinginformation as listed below.1. Full name2. Phone and fax number3. Address were you want them to send the ATM card to (p.o box notacceptable)4. Your age and current occupation5.A scan copy of your IDThe ATM card payment center was mandated to issue out $8,300,000.00 aspart payment for this fiscal year 2008/2009 to you so bear withus.Also for your information,you have to stop any furthercommunication with any other person(s) or office(s) to avoid anyhitches in receiving your payment.Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code ofconduct,which is (ATM-811) so you have to indicate this code whencontacting the card center by using it as your subject We anticipateyour total compliance to this message immediately.YOURS SINCERELY,Mr. William Morgan.DEPUTY GOVERNORFINANCIAL SECTOR SURVEILLANCE.E-mail: mrwilliamm234@gmail.com ----DO REPLY HERE-----Direct Tele: +234-803-741-5088

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