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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 card department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
  • "million dollars" (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 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.
  • richardjonhsonn@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DAVID MARK"<appersonab@verizon.net>
Reply-To: <richardjonhsonn@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2009 02:51:45 -0700
Subject: Immediate Release of Your FUND Via ATM CARD.

OFFICE OF THE SENATE PRESIDENT
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
(RESOLUTION PANEL ON CONTRACT PAYMENT)
IKOYI-LAGOS NIGERIA.

The Presidency
>From The Office Of The Senate President.
Federal Republic Of Nigeria.
Senator David Mark.
Subject: Immediate Release of Your FUND Via ATM CARD.

Attention: ATM Card Beneficiary,

I wish to use this medium to inform you that your full Payment of USD$5.8M (Five Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars) from CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA have been RELEASED and APPROVED for onward transfer to you Via an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw all the USD$5.8M in any ATM SERVICE MACHINE in any part of the world, but the maximum you can withdraw in a day is USD$7,500 Only.

We have mandated BANK PHB, to send you the ATM CARD and PIN NUMBER which you will use to withdraw all your USD$5.8 Million Dollars in any ATM SERVICE MACHINE in any part of the world, but as I have mentioned earlier, the maximum you can withdraw in a day is USD$7,500.00 Only.

You are therefore advice to contact the Head of ATM CARD Department of BANK PHB Nigeria Plc. Contact Person: Mr. Richard Johnson, E-mail address :( richardjonhsonn@gmail.com )

WITH:

1) Your Full Name...............
2) Your Delivery Address........
3) Your Age.....................
4) Your Sex.....................
5) Your Occupation..............
6) Your Phone and Fax Number....


Finally, you are hereby advised to stop dealing with some non-officials in the bank as this is an illegal act and will have to stop if you so wish to receive your payment immediately.

Thanks for adhering to this instruction and once again accept our congratulations.

Best Regards.

Senator David Mark.

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