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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • you.atmcard28@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "OFFICE NOTICE" <officenotice@latinmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 13:37:51 +0100 (CET)
Subject: SCAMMED VICTIM/1 MILLION BENEFICIARY.REF/PAYMENTS CODE:06654


CENTRAL BANK/UNITED NATIONS 2008 COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS DIRECTOR


ATTN:Sir/madam,


SCAMMED VICTIM/1 MILLION BENEFICIARY.REF/PAYMENTS CODE:06654


This is to bring to your notice that I am delegatedfrom the United
Nations to Central bank Nigeria to pay100 Nigerian 419 scam victims $1 =
Million each, you arelisted and approved for this payments as one of th=
escammed victims,get back to me as soon as possible for the immediate p=
ayments of your $1Million compensations funds.

On this faithfull recomendations,I want you to know that during thelas=
t UN meetings held atAbuja,Nigeria,it was alarmed so much by the rest o=
f the world in themeetings on the lose of funds by various foreigners t=
o the scamsartists operating syndicates all over the world today,in oth=
er to retain the good image of the country,the president of the country=
is now paying 100victims of this operators $1Million USD each,Due to t=
he corrupt and inefficient banking systems in Nigeria,the payments are =
to be paid by Central bank Nigeria as corressponding paying bank under=
fundling assistance by the National westminster bank london.

According to the number of applicants at hand,84beneficiaries has been
paid ,half of the victims are from the United States,we still have more=
20 left to be paid the compensations of $1Million each.Your particular=
s was
mentioned by one of the syndicates who was arrested in Lagos Nigeria as=
one of thier victims of the operations,you are hereby warned not to co=
mmunicate
or duplicate this message to him for any reason what so ever,the US
secret service is already on trace of the criminal.



You can receive your compensations payments via any of the both options=

you choose,ATM CARD,DRAFT PAYMENTS or WIRE TRANSFERS,I shall feed you
with furthermodalities as soon as I hear from you.atmcard28@yahoo.com


Dr Patrick Azziza.

Executive Director,
Swift Card Consultants Payment Center.
Central Bank Of Nigeria(CBN).

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