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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:
  • "your payment is being processed" (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)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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 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.
  • +2348067863676 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • tundelemoatm@yahoo.com
  • drtundelemo0002@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • tundelemo0002@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "ATM PAYMENT NOTIFICATION" <drtundelemo31@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: drtundelemoatm2@mail.ru
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:04:21 +0100
Subject: Notification of payment by ATM Master Credit Card


*Notification of payment by ATM Master Credit Card

Attn: Beneficiary,

We hereby officially notify you about the present arrangement to pay
you,your over due contract/inheritance fund through (Master Express Credit
Card).This arrangement was initiated/constituted by the World Bank and
ParisClub,due to fraudulent activities going on within the African
Region.


I wish to officially notify you that your payment is being processed and
will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note
that from the record in our file, your outstanding contract payment is Ten
million, three
hundred thousand United States Dollars ($M10.3USD) Only.

The World Bank and Paris Club introduced this payment arrangement as to
enable our contractors/inheritance beneficiary receive their fund without
any interference. The 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:..............
5)AGE:......................
6)SEX:..................
7)MARITAL STATUS:.....................

Upon the receipt of this mail we are going to load your fund 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, by Gods Grace we will have a successful transaction.

We await your immediate response.

Email To Contact: *** <http://../mc/compose?to tundelemoatm@yahoo.com>*
drtundelemo0002@hotmail.com<http://../mc/compose?to tundelemo0002@hotmail.com>
**


CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.

BEST REGARDS,

DR. TUNDE LEMO
DEPUTY GOVERNOR (C.B.N)
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (C.B.N),
TELEPHONE: +234-806-786-3676*

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam