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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)
  • "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
  • "chief auditor" (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.
  • +2348034619958 (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.
  • centralbk_nigeria@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <centralbk_nigeria@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2008 03:16:34 +0000
Subject: ATM CARD PAYMENT FUND BENEFICIARY



ATM CARD PAYMENT FUND BENEFICIARY UPDATE

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF AUDITOR TO

THE PRESIDENT INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT





ATTN: HONORABLE





DIDN'T YOU RECEIVED THE MAIL I SENT TO YOU YESTERDAY? KINDLY FORWARD
YOUR INFORMATION. FOR IMMEDIATE PROCEED OF YOUR OVER DUE PAYMENT
IMMEDIATELY AND DON'T DELAY.

THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR CONTRACT
/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 CONTRACT/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 THIS HAS TO STOP IF
YOU WISH TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT 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 MUSA YAR'ADUA GCFR FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
NIGERIA.AND EFCC NIGERIA. AS WELL THE INTERPOL AND FBI.



THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM VISA CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO
WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD BUT
THE MAXIMUM IS FIVE THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS PER DAY.



SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND THIS WAY KINDLY CONTACT THE
PAYMENT CENTER IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVED THIS MAIL FROM MY OFFICE.



1. FULL NAME

2. FULL ADDRESS

3. PRIVATE PHONE

4. YOUR AGE SEX AND CURRENT OCCUPATION

5. ATTACH COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION



CONTACT PERSON: REV. FR DAVID SMITH

DIRECTOR ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT CBN

EMAIL:centralbk_nigeria@hotmail.com

TELEPHONE: +234-803-461-9958.



THE ATM VISA CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT $6 300
000.00 AS PART PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 2008. ALSO FOR YOUR
INFORMATION YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER
PERSON S OR OFFICE S TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT.



NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF
CONDUCT WHICH IS ATM-811 SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN
CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER BY USING IT .



BEST REGARDS



MRS. SADIQ ALMAN.

CHIEF AUDITOR TO THE PRESIDENT

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

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