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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:
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "chief auditor" (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.
  • +2348039131755 (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.
  • infoatmcard133@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ATMCARD OFFICE <atmcardocbe344@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <infoatmcard133@yahoo.es>
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:32:04 +0000
Subject: INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT






INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENTOFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONSOCEANIC BANK INTERNATIONAL PLC.


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 ALL YOUR ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF THE FUND TO YOU. WE WISH TO ADV IVE YOU THAT SUCH AN ILLEGAL ACT LIKE THIS HAVE TO STOP IF YOU WISHES 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 PAYMENTS ASIA PACIFIC, THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION BY THE NEW ELECTED PRESIDENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.PRESIDENT UMARUYAR'ADUA ON HIS SPEECH WHEN CHIEF OLUSEGUN OBASANJO (GCFR)SWORD IN HIM IN AS THE PRESIDENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA. THIS CARD CENT ER WILL SEND 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 ONE THOUSAND DOLLAR PER DAY, SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND THIS WAY PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING
THE CARD PAYMENT CENT ER AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: 1.YOUR FULL NAME2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER,3. ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION5. A COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY ATTACHED TO E-MAIL CONTACT PERSON:DR.PATRICK FRANKINTEGRATED PAYMENT DEPARTMENTTEL: +234-8039131755 EMAIL(infoatmcard133@yahoo.es)

THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENT ER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT$8,300,000.00 AS PART PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 2007. ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(s). THIS IS TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN FINALISING YOUR PAYMENT.CALL ME ON MY DIRECT NUMBER +234-806053284080 AS SOON AS YOU REPLY TO THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DIRECTION IN THIS REGARDS AND ALSO UPDATE ME ON ANY DEVELOPMENT FROM THE ABOVE MENTIONED OFFICE. NOTE: THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OFCONDUCT, WHICH IS (133) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENT ER. (MR. SADIQ ALMAN)CHIEF AUDITOR TO THE PRESIDENT ON ATM CARDPAYMENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIAATM CARD PAYMENT FOR FUND BENEFICIARIES









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