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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:
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "foreign exchange" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "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 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.
  • t.gibson01@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "YOUR SWIFT ATM CARD" <swiftatm107@me.by>
Reply-To: t.gibson01@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:47:46 -0800
Subject: RE:::YOUR SWIFT ATM CARD PAYMENT SYSTEM.


ZENITH ATM CASH CARD
IKEJA,LAGOS
OUR REF: PRS/COM/0650/IMP

THROUGH:

THE PRESIDENT,
NIGERIAN FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT (NFIU),
ASO ROCK VILLA,
ABUJA,
NIGERIA.

ATTN: BENEFICIARY,

YOUR SWIFT ATM CARD PAYMENT SYSTEM.

SEQUEL TO THE INAUGURATION OF A NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, A FUNDAMENTAL PARADIGM SHIFT WAS EFFECTED IN OUR
BANK'S STRATEGIC DIRECTION, ORIENTATION AND MODE OF OPERATION THEREBY TAKING
IT TO A NEXT LEVEL AND PLACING IT ON COURSE TO BECOMING A WORLD FIRST CLASS
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE INSTITUTION.

GOING BY THE SERIES OF PETITIONS RECEIVED FROM INTERNATIONAL BODIES, IT WAS
RESOLVED AND AGREED UPON THAT YOUR FOREIGN EXCHANGE CONTRACT/TRANSACT FUND
WOULD BE RELEASED ON A SPECIAL METHOD OF PAYMENT (SWIFT ATM CARD) WHICH IS
OPENED TO EUROPE, AMERICA AND ASIA PACIFIC AS DIRECTED BY HIS EXCELLENCY,
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, PRESIDENT UMAR MUSA YAR'ADUA.

THIS METHOD OF PAYMENT (AUTOMATIC - TELLER - MACHINE) IS DESIGNED BY THE
GOVERNMENT TO AVERT FRAUD PERPETRATION OR STOPPAGE OF FUND BY SOME AGENCIES
THROUGH DRUG CERTIFICATE OR OTHER CERTIFICATES. THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY
HAS BEEN MANDATED TO TAKE CHARGE OF THE ISSUANCE OF THE NEW SWIFT ATM CARD
AND WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR INHERITANCE/CONTRACT PAYMENT FILE ON MY
DESK HAS BEEN CLEARIFIED.

THIS SWIFT ATM CARD HAS A TOTAL SUM OF: THREE MILLION USDOLLARS
($3,000,000USD) IN IT AND WOULD BE ISSUED TO YOU UPON COMPLETION, AND
COMPLYING WITH THE BANK'S REQUIREMENTS. THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF MONEY ALLOWED
TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE SWIFT ATM CARD BY OUR BENEFICIARY IS TEN THOUSAND
USDOLLARS ($10,000 USD) PER DAY.

YOU DONT HAVE TO WORRY FOR ANYTHING AS THE TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE AND
SO, IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR SWIFT ATM CARD FUND THIS WAY, YOU ARE
REQUIRED TO FORWARD THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION BELOW AND ACCORDINGLY TO DR.
TONY GIBSON, MANAGER OF ZENITH BANK SWIFT CARD CENTRE AT:
T.GIBSON01@HOTMAIL.COM

YOUR FULL NAMES:........................................
YOUR MEDIAN NAMES:..................................
YOUR NEXT OF
KIN:........................................
YOUR DATE OF BIRTH:...................................
YOUR COUNTRY/CODE:..................................
YOUR HOME PHONE NUMBER:.......................
YOUR CELL PHONE NUMBER:......................
YOUR OFFICE PHONE NUMBER:.......................
YOUR FAX NUMBERS:........................................
YOUR OCCUPATION:.......................................
YOUR CONTACT/DELIVERY ADDRESS:............
YOUR CODE OF CONDUCT:.............................

NOTE THAT UNDER OUR DATA PROTECTION ACT OF 2006, DETAILS OF THE INFORMATION
YOU HAVE FORWARDED TO US IS BEEN HELD BY THIS UNIT CONFIDENTIAL AND USED
ONLY TO INFORM YOU ON UPDATES.

THIS INFORMATION REQUIRED WOULD BE USED FOR THE CLARIFICATION OF YOUR
INFORMATION IN OUR FILE BEFORE THE ISSUANCE OF YOUR SWIFT ATM CARD.
YOUR SWIFT ATM CARD WILL BE SENT TO YOU VIA OUR FIRST CLASS COURIER SERVICE
TO YOUR CONTACT/DELIVERY ADDRESS GIVEN TO US.

SECURITY WARNING:::::: BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUE YOU OUR CODE OF
CONDUCT WHICH IS (ZNB/0650/908) AND SO YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE TO INDICATE THIS
CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTRE. WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

DR. TONY GIBSON.

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