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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "swift card payment center" (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)
  • "charles c. soludo" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "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: charles soludo <dukehug66@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <profcharlessoludo788@yahoo.com.mx>
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2007 09:14:20 +0100
Subject: ATM CARD CODE NUMBER ATM-811




From the desk of:PROF. CHARLES C. SOLUDOGOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK NIGERIA
Attention: beneficiary

This is to officially inform you that we have verified yourcontract /inheritance file and found out that why you have not received yourpayment is because you have not fulfilled the obligations given to you inrespect of your contract/inheritance payment.Right now we have arranged your payment through our swift card payment centerAsia pacific, that is the latest instruction from Mr.

President, Chief OlusegunObasanjo (GCFR) federal republic of Nigeria.
This card center will send you an ATM card which you will use to withdraw yourmoney in any ATM machine in any part of the world, but the maximum is onethousand, five hundred united states dollars per day. so if you like toreceive your fund in this way, please let us know by sending 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 not acceptable)4. Your age and current occupation5. Attach copy of your identification

the ATM card payment center has been mandated to issue out $8,300,000.00 aspartpayment for this fiscal year 2007. Also for your information, you have tostop any further communication with any other person(s) or office(s) to avoidany hitches in receiving your payment.Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct, whichs (ATM-811) so you have to indicate this code when creplying by using it asyour subject.Wait for your expedite response.

YOURS SINCERELY,
PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDOGOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
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