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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:
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • eni@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "mailmail101@terra.es" <mailmail101@terra.es>
Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2007 13:02:39 +0100 (MET)
Subject: RE-YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION.


RE-YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION.
FROM: DR. BISI OMOYENI
MANAGING DIRECTOR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE;WEMA BANK PLC.
PLOT 1669, OYIN JOLAYEMI STREET,
P.O.BOX 75455, VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS.
Swift Address: WBINGLA XXX.=20
=20
ATTENTION OF: BENEFICIARY,
=20
SWIFT CREDIT CARD
=20
THE ABOVE SUBJECT MATTER REFERS.
=20
This is to inform you that I have gone through your payment file and confir=
med why you are yet to receive your payment up till now.Actually, it is imp=
ossible for you to receive it from the people you have been communicating/d=
ealing with no matter how much you paid.
As a matter of fact, there is lot of errors in your payment file that will =
make you to spend all that you have without getting paid and the dubious of=
ficials of this country are not ready to tell you the truth rather extortin=
g your hard earned money.=20

I have a solution to your problem because this is exactly what happened to =
Mrs. Edward Williams and she adheres to my directives and get paid within 5=
banking days.=20
The SOLUTION is that I will transfer your said fund through ATM SWIFT CREDI=
T CARD SYSTEM to save you from documentations, payment of taxes and etc. An=
d in accordance with series of petition received from International Body on=
how your fund was handled by our correspondence office. After Extensive me=
eting with Board of Directors and other Stake holders in the Government inc=
luding Subcommittees of the House Of Assembly and the House of Reps, Federa=
l Republic of Nigeria. It was Resolved and Agreed upon that your Fund would=
be released on a special method of payment, by tag Name Reads SWIFT CREDIT=
CARD. This method of payment is designed by the Government to avert fraud =
perpetration or stoppage of fund by Some Agencies. Either Through Anti Terr=
orist Certificate or other certificates. This Swift Credit Card would be is=
sued to you upon meeting with the Bank Requirement.

This office has been mandated to take charge of the Issuance of the SWIFT C=
REDIT CARD and your payment file should be passed to my desk for clarificat=
ion. Upon Certification that your payment file is ok, This Office will dire=
ct you on how to receive your over due fund via ATM SWIFT CREDIT CARD. In t=
he light of this aforementioned, You are required to get back to this offic=
e with the following information via this private email address:dr.bisiomoy=
eni@yahoo.com

Your Full Name:
Address:
Occupation:
Your Next of Kin Name and=20
Your date of Birth:
Your telephone number and fax:
Your Total Fund you are expecting.=20

Instead of loosing your fund, please indicate the total sum you are expecti=
ng, and for your information.You have to stop any further communication wit=
h anybody or office. On this regards,incase you want to receive your fund w=
ithin 5 banking days.

This Information=E2=80=99s would be used to open an account here, and from =
here the ATM would be used in issuance of The SWIFT CREDIT CARD in your fav=
or, and with the Credit Card Number all your information will be inserted i=
nto the card. Upon completion of this issuance of the Credit Card, It would=
be send to you via Courier to your residential Address. Be informed that y=
our fund has been called back and its now in a suspense Account here. And a=
new Account has to be opened in your Name Before the Swift Credit Card wil=
l be issued.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR. BISI OMOYENI
MANAGING DIRECTOR /CHIEF EXECUTIVE (WBN).





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