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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:
  • "atm payment department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
  • "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "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)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
  • drparickazzizapay@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3adrparickazzizapay@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "DR PARTICK AZZIZA" <infohhhhkkll@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: drparickazzizapay@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:13:49 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION: CATEGORY "A" BENEFICIARY.


OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATION
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.
E-MAIL:drparickazzizapay@gmail.com <E-MAIL%3Adrparickazzizapay@gmail.com>.

ATTENTION: CATEGORY "A" 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,AND ALL YOUR ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF YOUR
FUND PROVED ABORTIVE. WE WISH TO ADVISE YOU THAT SUCH AN ILLEGAL AC 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 CENTER HERE IN CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA, THAT
IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION FROM MR.


PRESIDENT,CHIEF UMARU MUSA YAR' ADUA (GCFR) FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA,AND
ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION(EFCC) NIGERIA.THIS OFFICE WILL SEND
TO 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 SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
PER DAY, SO PROVIDE THE BELOW STATED INFORMATION TO THIS OFFICE.


1. YOUR FULL NAME
2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
3. ADDRESS WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE THE ATM CARD.
4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION


KINDLY CONTACT THIS OFFICE, THE ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT(CBN).
ACCOUNT OFFICER DR,PARICK,
AZZIZA.E-MAIL:drparickazzizapay@gmail.com<AZZIZA.E-MAIL%3Adrparickazzizapay@gmail.com>
.


THIS OFFICE HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT ATMCARD VALUED
$10,500,000.00 AS INITIAL PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 2007. NOTE THAT
BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUE YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT,
WHICH IS (ATM-Y2K6) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THIS
OFFICE BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.


KIND REGARDS,

DR DR,PARICK, AZZIZA
CHIEF GENERAL AUDITOR TO THE PRESIDENT
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam