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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "abuja" (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.
  • oyofor_kazeem2@fastermail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: info_me@freenet.de
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:42:57 +0200
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENT VIA ATM CARD


Dear Sir/Madam, NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENT VIA ATM CARD

This is to
officially inform you that we have verified your contract file presently
on my desk, and I found out that you have not received your payment due
to your lack of co-operation and not fulfilling the obligations giving
to you in respect to your payment.

Secondly, you are hereby advised to
stop dealing with some non-officials in the bank and some of Attorney as
this is an illegal act and we have to stop if you so wish to receive
your payment immediately.

After the Board of director\'s meeting held
in Abuja,we have resolved in finding a solution to your problem.We have
arranged your payment through our SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTRE in Europe,
America,Africa and Asia Pacific,This is part of an instruction/mandate
passed by the Senate inrespect to overseas contract payment and debt
re-scheduling.

We will send you an ATM CARD which you will use to
withdraw your money via ATM MACHINE in any part of the world,and the
maximum daily limit is Two Thousand five hundred United States
Dollars($2,500.00).

If you like to receive your fund this way,Kindly
reconfirm your

(1) Your Full Name
(2) Full residential address.
(3)
Phone And Fax Number

We shall be expecting to receive your information
as you have to stop any further communication with anybody or office.


I repeat again here that you are receiving this money due to we have
verified your file presently on my desk, and I found out that you have
not received your payment due to your lack of co-operation and not
fulfilling the obligations giving to you in respect to your payment from
banK,remember this IS not credit card which you will pay back later, you
don\'t have to pay back we have already loaded your fund in to the ATM
CARD.

Thanks for your co-operation Private
Email:oyofor_kazeem2@fastermail.com
BEST REGARDS,

Mr Oyofor K Victor


CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
CC: SENATE PRESIDENT
CC: ALL FOREIGN
PAYMENT OFFICES
CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [CBN]
CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF
THE FEDERATION
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