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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
  • "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: ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER OFFICE <dencyatm5@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <phillipnelson_associate@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2007 05:48:55 +0100
Subject: YOUR ATM CARD PAYMENT



OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONINTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT,CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA ATTENTION: CATEGORY "A" BENEFICIARY. 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,AND ALL YOUR ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND PROVED ABORTIVE. WE WISH TO ADVISE YOU THAT SUCH AN ILLEGAL ACT LIKE THIS HAVE 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 HERE IN CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA, THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION FROM MR. PRESIDENT,CHIEF UMARU MUSA YAR'ADUA (GCFR) FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA,AND ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION(EFCC) NIGERIA. THIS OFFICE WILL SEND TO YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, BUT THE MAXIMUM IS SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS PER DAY, SO PROVIDE THE BELOW STATED INFORMATION TO THIS OFFICE. 1. YOUR FULL NAME 2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER 3. ADDRESS WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE THE ATM CARD. 4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION KINDLY CONTACTTHIS OFFICE,THE ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT(CBN). ACCOUNT OFFICER MR.PHILLIP NELSON THIS OFFICE HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT ATM CARD VALUED $2,300,000.00 AS INITIAL PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 2007. KIND REGARDS,HEAD AUDITOR INTERNATIONALCREDIT SETTLEMENT CBN.ALHAJI MUSA BELLO
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