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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "CHRIS OBI"<barrsteveikeakor@myway.com>
Reply-To: chrisobi_02@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 20 May 2007 06:32:01 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: ATM CARD PAYMENT


OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONINTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIAAttention: Honorable BeneficiaryThis is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract/ inheritance file and found that why you have not relieved your payment is because you have not fulfilled the obligation given to you in respect of your contract/Inheritance payment.Secondly we have been informed that you are still dealing with 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 acts like this has to stop if you wish to receive your payment since we have decided to bring a solution to your problems. Right now we have arranged your payment through our swift card payment center Asia Pacific, that is the latest instruction from Mr. President olusengon Obasanjo [GCFR} Federal Republic of Nigeria and Federal Ministry of Finance.This Card Center will send you an ATM CARD which you will use to
withdraw your money in any TAM machine in any part of the world, but the maximum is one thousand five hundred dollars per day, so if you like to receive your fund this way please let us know by contacting the CARD PAYMENT CENTER an also send the following information to him in order for him to proceed immediately:1.Full Name:2.Phone and Fax Number:3.Address where you want them to send the ATM CARD to{ p.o box not accepted}4.Your age and current occupation:5.A copy of your identification:However, Kindly find the contact Person:Dr. Dennis MatherDirector, ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT.Email: paymentcenter@mail-cbn.comThe ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER has been mandated to issue out USD$6,200,000.00 as part payment for this fiscal year 2006/2007. Also for your information you have to stop any further communication with any other person {s} or Office {s} to avoid hitches in receiving your ATM payment if at all you are dealing with any person.Email me back as soon as you receive this important
message for further direction and also update me on any development from the above-mentioned office.Note that because of impostures, 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 as your subject.Best RegardsMr. Chris ObiAuditor General, Federal Republic of Nigeria

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