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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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• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • atmcardpayments_un@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "United Nations, New York" <james_williams50003@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <atmcardpayments_un@myway.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 04:27:20 -0700
Subject: The Beneficiary,




(WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMMED)DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONALPAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.870 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA 20-A NEW YORK NY 10017WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNITOur Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX027ATTN: The Beneficiary,
IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT
We have actually been authorized by the newly appointed UN secretary general, andthe governing body of the UNITED NATIONS monetary unit, to investigate theunnecessary delay of your payment, recommended and approve in yourfavor. During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismaythat your payment has been unnecessarily delayed by corrupt officials ofthe Bank who are trying to divert your money into their private accounts, toforestall this, security for your funds was organized in the form of yourpersonal Identification number (PIN) ATM CARD this will enable only you havedirect Control over this fund, we will handle this payment ourselves to avoidthe hopeless situation created by the officials of the bank.We obtained an irrevocable payment guarantee on your Payment from the Presidency. We are happy to inform you that based on our recommendation/instructions; your fund has been credited in your favor through ATM card.You are therefore advice to send your contact details to REV ROGER HEDGESInternational Audit unit, United Nations Liaison Office London: EMAIL:

atmcardpayments_un@myway.com
They will issue you an ATM card that you can use to withdraw money in anyATM machine in any part of the world, but the maximum is Ten Thousand dollarsper a day. So if you like to receive your funds through this means, kindlylet us know by contacting the card payment center and also send the followinginformation as stated below to them as directed above.1. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER2. ADDRESS WHERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD TO (P.O. BOX NOT ACCEPTABLE)3. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION 4. Home Equity {YES OR NO}.NOTE: YOU ARE ADVISED TO FURNISH REV HEDGES WITH YOUR CORRECT CONTACT DETAILS. AND ALSO BE INFORMED THAT THE AMOUNT TO BE PAID NOW IS $8.3 MILLION THE REST WILL BE PAID TO YOU IN A LATER DATE.We expect your urgent response to this email to enable us monitor this paymenteffectively thereby making contact with Rev. Roger Hedges as directed toavoid further delay.CONGRATULATIONS.CAPT. JAMES C. WILLIAMSUNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK
_________________________________________________________________
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