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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "atm payment department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
  • "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
  • "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.
  • rev_atiku_benllo252@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR. AHMED JASSIM" <dr_ahmed_jassim1@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: rev_atiku_benllo252@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 24 May 2008 23:39:15 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Attention: beneficiary





CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA,
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS - NIGERIA.
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR
FINANCIAL SECTOR SURVEILLANCE.

>From the desk of:
DR.Ahmed Jassim

Attention: beneficiary

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 advise
you that such an illegal act like this have to stop if you wish 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
PAYMENT CENTRE from Asia Pacific, that is the latest instruction from Mr.
President, Chief omaro musa yaruadua (GCFR) Federal Republic of Nigeria.

This card center 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 Twenty Thousand United States dolars($20,000.00) per day. So if
you like to receive your fund in this way, please let us know by
contacting the ATM payment department and also send the following information
as listed
below:

1. Full name
2. Phone and fax number
3. Address were you want them to send the ATM card to
(p.o box not acceptable)
4. Your age and current occupation

kindly find below the contact person:

rev atiku Director, ATM payment department
email rev_atiku_benllo252@yahoo.com



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