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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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.
  • +2347039831713
• 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.
  • rev_jonh_cokker01@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: oceanic bank <oceanicbankplc022@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: rev_john_cokker01@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 06:36:07 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT VIA HSBC-VISA ATM DEBIT CARD.


FROM THE DESK OF REV JOHN COOKER
Director, Foreign Operations
ATM Card Department
Oceanic Bank Nigeria Plc.
Tel/fax +234-7039-831-713c
Email:: rev_jonh_cokker01@yahoo.co.uk
YOUR PAYMENT VIA HSBC-VISA ATM DEBIT CARD.

Sequel to the meeting with our newly elected president, Alhaji Umaru Musa Yaradua, and the World Bank President we were instructed to pay all our contractors and inheritance claimers via ATM CARD, as a matter of facts your name appeared in our system here as one of the beneficiary

We want to inform you that your payment verification and confirmations through ATM CARD is confirmed from our correspondent bank in UK (HSBC London UK).

Therefore, we are happy to inform you that an arrangement has perfectly been concluded to effect your payment as soon as possible in our bid to be transparent.

However, it is our pleasure to inform you that your ATM Card Number; 5301 2364 1205 6002 has been approved and upgraded in your favour.

Meanwhile, your Secret Pin Number will be available as soon as you confirm to us the receipt of your ATM CARD. The ATM Card Value is $10 Million USD Only. You are advised that a maximum withdrawal value of US$20, 000.00 is permitted daily.

And we are duly inter-switched and you can make withdrawal in any location of the ATM Center of your choice/nearest to you any where in the world. We have also concluded delivery arrangement with our accredited courier service Company to oversee the delivery of the ATM Card to you without any further delay.

So you are hereby advice to forward to this office your names in full with a copy of your identification for security reasons and your receiving mailing address and also your private telephone number for easy communication to enable us proceed without any further delay.

We will appreciate your urgent response concerning this matter.

Thanks for your understanding.

May the peace of the lord be with you Amen.

Yours Sincerely
Rev John Cooker.
Director, Foreign Operations
ATM Card Department
Oceanic Bank Nigeria Plc.


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