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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:
  • "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
  • "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
  • "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)
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "chief auditor" (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.
  • +2348037550595 (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.
  • atmcard_remittance_central@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • atmcard_interremittance_central@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "atmcard_remittance_central@hotmail.com" <atmcard.paymentdepartment103@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:46:01 +0100
Subject: ATM CARD PAYMENT DEPARTMENT


*[image: [Presidential Flag]]* <http://www.fotw.net/images/n/ng_s.gif> *
PRESIDENCY**
OFFICE OF THE PAYMASTER GENERAL*
*FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA*
**
*ATM CARD PAYMENT FOR FUND BENEFICIARIES
INTERNATIONAL SWIFT CREDIT SETTLEMENT
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.*
**
*ATTENTION BENEFICIARY:*

*Note: This letter is not in any way to defraud your person as the new
president have worked out all modalities for the smooth transactional
process. Do not be embarrassed. Since we are aware of fraudulent activities
on the Internet.*
*
*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 dealing with the unknown persons
who claim to be our bank officials on your attempt to secure the release
of the fund to you. We wish to advice you that such an illegal act 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 under Central Bank of, this is the latest instruction by the new
president Alhaji umaru yar'adua who was elected in on the 29th may
2007 (Gcfr)
federal republic of Nigeria.

this card center will send 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
two thousand five hundred dollars per day, so if you like to receive your
fund this way please let us know by contacting the card payment center and
also send the following information:

*1.your full name *
*2. phone and fax number,*
*3. address were you want the card to be sent *
*4. your age and current occupation *

*CONTACT PERSON:*

*[image: Consul General Brian Browne making remarks at the 2007 AAHM program
Abuja]** *
*DR.PAUL FIDA
*
*INTEGRATED PAYMENT DEPARTMENT *
*E-MAIL: atmcard_remittance_central@hotmail.com<atmcard_interremittance_central@hotmail.com>
*
** *TELEPHONE:+234-803-7550595.*
** **
** **
** The ATM card payment center has been mandated to issue out $10,300,000.00
as part payment for this fiscal year 2008. which you are advice to contact
them now that the new elected president has taken over the government for
the release of your fund,

also for your information you have to stop any further communication with
any other person(s) or office(s). This is to avoid any hitches in finalizing
your payment. as soon as you reply to this important message for further
directives in this regards and also update me on any development from the
above mentioned office.

*[image: Nigerian-Presidential-Seal1.jpg]*
*(Mr. Sadiq Alman)*
*chief auditor to the president*
*federal republic of Nigeria*
*ATM card payment for fund beneficiaries,*

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