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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)
  • "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "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.
  • atmmecc@hotmail.com
  • 3aatmmecc@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "miken103 Gazeta.pl" <miken103@gazeta.pl>
Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 16:20:57 +0100
Subject: Contact the ATM CARD department


FROM THE DESK OF DR. MIKE NNAEGBO.
DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK
LAGOS-NIGERIA.

Attn: Beneficiary,

We hereby officially notifying you about the present arrangement to pay you,
your over due contract/inheritance fund which you could not complete the
process of the released of your transfer pin code through the Digitalized
Payment System. We have decided to pay your funds without any requested fee
but through (ATM Master Express Credit Card) This arrangement was
initiated/constituted by the World Bank and Paris Club, due to fraudulent
activities going on within the African Region.

The World Bank and Paris Club introduced this payment arrangement as to
enable our contractors/inheritance beneficiary to receive their fund without
any interference. The ATM Master Express Credit Card was contracted and
powered by GOLD CARD WORLD WIDE.

Reconfirm the following information to us for Security reason.

1)YOUR FULL NAME
2)YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS.
3)YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER
4)YOUR PROFESSION

Upon the receipt of this mail we are going to load your fund
USD$6,800,000.00 Usd into the Master Express Credit Card and send a scan
copy of the card to you before we will proceed to dispatch the card directly
to your nominated home address so you absolutely have nothing to worry about
all we need is your Prompt Response and Co-operation and we will have a
successful Transaction.

Contact the ATM CARD department
Mr. Frank Williams
Email:atmmecc@hotmail.com <Email%3Aatmmecc@hotmail.com>


BEST REGARDS,

DR. MIKE NNAEGBO.
DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam