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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)
  • "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:37:50 +0000
Subject: Payment of US$500, 000 through the debit card on your favor

FROM THE DESK OF REV.DANIEL WALTER.
DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.

Attn,

I hereby officially notify you about the present arrangement which Ihad in my office, debit cards which are still empty and ready to upload with the sum of US$500,000 each through the Digitalized Payment System. The card was assigned for compensation through Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC)and Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS)in respect of fraud
victims. Your email address was assigned among the people to be compensated.

Upon the receipt of this mail, the Debit Master Express Credit Card will be proceed to dispatch on your favor to your nominated home address so you absolutely have nothing to worry about all I need is your Prompt Response and Co-operation.

Contact the ATM Card Payment Center Of OCEANIC BANK OF NIGERIA P L C
with the following information.

1) YOUR FULL NAME.
2) YOUR ATM CARD RECEIVING ADDRESS (NO POST OFFICE ADDRESSES).
3) YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER.
4) YOUR PROFESSION.
5) YOUR AGE.

Kindly forward the information to

Name:Mr.Brad Richards
Email:boardofdirectors02@live.com
Tel: +234 808 617 335


Best Regards,
REV. DANIEL WALTER.
DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
LAGOS-NIGERIA.

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