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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:
  • "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)
  • ",000,000" (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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348025980322 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • atmcard_payment_017@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR.J.C.WILLIAMS"<maryland_8882@myway.com>
Reply-To: atm_card_payment_cbn1@yahoo.es
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 09:03:41 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT


FROM CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA:ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT(CBN)Our Ref:CBN/IRD/CBX/021/007SwiftCode: BPH KPL PK,TELEPHONE LINE: +234-80-25980322DATE:4th-oct-2007SIR/MADAM,THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIEDYOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE/LOTTO FILE AND FOUND OUT THAT WHY YOU HAVENOT RECEIVED YOUR PAYMENT IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT FUFILLED THEOBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO YOU IN RESPECT OF YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCEPAYMENT.SECONDLY WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE STILL DEALINGWITH THE NONE OFFICIALS IN THE BANK ALL YOUR ATTEMPT TO SECURE THERELEASE OF THE FUND TO YOU.WE WISH TO ADVISE YOU THAT SUCH AN ILLEGAL ACT LIKE THIS HAVE TO STOPIF YOU WISHES TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT SINCE WE HAVE DECIDED TO BRINGA SOLUTION TO YOUR PROBLEM. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENTHROUGH OUR SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC, THAT IS THELATEST INSTRUCTION FROM THE NEW ELECTED PRESIDENT UMARU MUSA YAR'DUA(GFCR) FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.AND EFCC NIGERIA.AS WELL THEINTERPOL AND FBI.THIS
CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TOWITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, BUTTHE MAXIMUM IS FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER DAY, SO IF YOU LIKE TORECIEVE YOUR FUND THIS WAY PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING THE CARDPAYMENT CENTER AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:1. YOUR FULL NAME2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER3. ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATIONTHE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT$6,000,000.00 AS PART PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 2007.ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION, YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMINUCATIOWITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(s) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES INRECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT.FOR ORAL DISCUSSION, CALL AND EMAIL ME BACK AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVETHIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DIRECTION AND ALSO UPDATE ME ONANY DEVELOPMENT FROM THE ABOVE MENTIONED OFFICE.NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OFCONDUCT, WHICH IS (ATM-811) SO YOU HAVE TO
INDICATE THIS CODE WHENCONTACTING THE CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.REGARDS,DR.J.C.WILLIAMSDIRECTOR,ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT(CBN)TELEPHONE LINE: +234-80-25980322REPLY ME ON (atmcard_payment_017@yahoo.fr)

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