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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • ",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)
  • "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)
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • +2347027125167
• 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.
  • indo@representative.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: indo@representative.com
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 12:30:31 +0000
Subject: ATM PAYMENT.

FROM THE DESK OF MR WILLIAM IBRU
OFFICE OF THE ATM DEPARTMENT
LAGOS NIGERIA

OUR REF: ATM/3AG56/IDR  YOUR REF: .............  DATE: 18/ 10 / 2008

 

ATTENTION:

 

SUBJECT: NEW SWIFT CARD PAYMENT OF YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUNDS.

THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE AND LOTTERY PAYMENT FILE AND DISCOVERED THE REASON WHY YOU HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RECEIVE YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT AFTER FULFILLING ALL STIPULATED OBLIGATIONS AND DOCUMENTATIONS, IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH IMPOSTORS AND NONE STAFF OF THE CBN. TO THIS END, ALL YOUR EFFORTS TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND FAILED. WE THEREFORE WISH TO ADVISE THAT CONTINUING WITH SUCH ILLEGAL ACTS TO CLAIM YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE AND LOTTERY FUNDS WILL FURTHER FRUSTRATE AND STOP YOUR PAYMENT CLAIM. WE HAVE RECEIVED THE EXPRESS MANDATE AND INSTRUCTIONS OF THE PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA : CHIEF MUSA YAR'ADUA GCFR TOGETHER WITH THE EFCC NIGERIA , THE INTERPOL AND THE FBI TO COMMENCE THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE \ OF YOUR FUNDS THROUGH OUR SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER . BASED ON THE PRESIDENT’S DIRECTIVE, WE HAVE CONCLUDED ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT. THE PAYMENT WILL BE CONCLUDED THROUGH OUR CARD CENTER WHICH WILL SEND TO YOU, AN ATM CARD THAT YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FUNDS IN ANY ATM MACHINE CENTRE IN THE WORLD WITH A MAXIMUM OF $10,000 TO $20,000 UNITED STATES DOLLARS DAILY.

 

HOWEVER, NOTE THAT THIS METHOD OF PAYMENT WILL BE GRANTED IF IT IS ACCEPTABLE TO YOU FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE AND LOTTERY  ENTITLEMENT. IN VIEW OF THIS, YOU ARE ADVISED TO CONTACT THE DIRECTOR (CBN, IRD, AND ATM) MALLAM IDRIS EL-RUFAI FOR FURTHER INFORMATION WITH THE FOLLOWING CONTACT DETAILS;

 

EMAIL:indo@representative.com
Tel:+234-7027125167

 

YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

 

1. YOUR FULL NAME.
2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER.
3. ADDRESSES WHERE YOU WANT THE ATM CARD TO BE SENT. (P.O BOX NOT ACCEPTABLE)
4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION
5. ATTACH COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION.

 

THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT $5,000,000.00 (FIVE MILLION, UNITED STATES DOLLARS) ONLY AS PART PAYMENT OF YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE AND LOTTERY ENTITLEMENT FOR THE 2008 FISCAL YEAR.

 

TAKE NOTICE: THAT YOU ARE WARNED TO STOP FURTHER COMMUNICATIONS WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(S) DIFFERENT FROM THE STAFF OF THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER OR MALLAM IDRIS EL-RUFAI TO AVOID DELAYS IN RECEIVING YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT CLAIMS. THIS MEASURE IS INTENDED TO STOP THE IMPOSTORS YOU HAVE ERRONEOUSLY BEEN DEALING WITH. YOU ARE TO ADHERE STRICTLY TO OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS (ATM-3AG56) WHICH YOU WILL HAVE TO INDICATE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER MALLAM IDRIS EL-RUFAI, BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.

 

FINALLY, FOR FURTHER DISCUSSIONS, YOU ARE ADVISED TO CALL OR EMAIL THE DIRECTOR, IRD, AND ATM, MALLAM IDRIS EL-RUFAI ON :

EMAIL:indo@representative.com
Tel:+234-7027125167

 

REGARDS,

HON. DDAA UMER

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