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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:
  • "ecowas " (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 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.
  • +2348034687808 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "dennistony@klikni.cz" <dennistony@klikni.cz>
Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 11:24:08 -0700
Subject: ATM CARD PAYMENT


ATM CARD PAYMENTWorld Bank Auditors
African Regional Office
Plot 16 Shehu Musa Way
Abuja Nigeria
Tel:+2348034687808
OUR REF: PRS/COM/ATM-8807.
SWIFT CREDIT CARD PAYMENT SYSTEM ATTENTION:Sir
Be informed that the World Bank Auditors are presently sitting in Nigeria
supervising the payment of contract/inheritance fund that originates all
around Africa. This supervision exercise was part of the agreement signed
between the joint meeting of this office, Ecowas ,African Union and the
United Nations .
Your email address appeared in the Central ballot Computer among the list of
unpaid contract/inheritance beneficiaries who will receive a part-payment of
$7.5million.
The fund has been approved for immediate paymemt to you in a ATM DEBIT CARD
PAYMENT cashable in any ATM machine worldwide .
This card system will allow you to make withdrawal of maximum Ten thousand
dollars(Us$10,000.00) per day in any ATM machine.
Kindly respond urgently with the below information which will be used to
programme the fund to you for further withdrawal
Full Name:
Next of kin:
Contact Address:
Direct phone and Fax#
Sex:
Age:
Occupation:
Bank Details
The above information will be used to programme the card in your favour for
further withdrawal in any ATM machine worldwide.
We therefore demand for your full benefit in this payment process .
We hereby issue you our code of conduct code for identification to eliminate
fraud.
INDICATE THIS CODE (ATM-8807) WHEN CONTACTING THIS CARD CENTER BY USING IT
AS YOUR SUBJECT.Call me irrespective of time difference for details on the
transfer process
Sincerely
Mr.Dennis Tony

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