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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:
  • "atm payment department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
  • "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)
  • "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.
  • +2348022756914 (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.
  • rev_francis_atm2222@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <rev_francis_atm2222@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 21:26:48 +0000
Subject: (GOOD NEWS)OFFICIAL INFORMATION TO YOU



OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATION

INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT,

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA



ATTENTION HONOURABLE BENEFICIARY



THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR CONTRACT
/INHERITANCE FILE, WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR PAYMENT IS BECAUSE
YOU HAVE NOT FUFILLED THE OBLIGATIONS IN RESPECT OF YOUR
CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT.



SECONDLY WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE STILL DEALING WITH
THE NONE OFFICIALS. WE WISH TO ADVISE YOU THAT SUCH AN ILLEGAL ACT LIKE
THIS HAVE TO STOP IF YOU WISHES 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 ASIA PACIFIC, THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION FROM MR.



PRESIDENT, ALHAJI UMARU MUSA YAR 'DUA (GCFR) FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
NIGERIA AND FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE. THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU
AN ATM CARD IN THE FORM OF VISA CARD, MASTER CARD ETC, YOU ARE TO
CHOOSE FROM THE CARDS THE DRIECTOR IS GOING TO LIST TO YOU, 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 DAILY, SO
IF YOU LIKE TO RECIEVE YOUR FUND THIS WAY PLEASE LET US KNOW BY
CONTACTING THE OCEANIC BANK. THE CARD PAYMENT CENTER AND ALSO SEND THE
FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO HIM IN ORDER FOR HIM TO PROCEED IMMEDIATELY:



1. FULL NAME.....................................

2. PHONE NUMBER.........................................

3. ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD TO (P.O BOX NOT EPTABLE).........

4. A COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION........................



HOWEVER, KINDLY FIND BELOW THE CONTACT PERSON: RVE. FR.MONSIGNOR

FRANCIS



DIRECTOR, ATM PAYMENT

DEPARTMENT CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

EMAIL: rev_francis_atm2222@hotmail.com

TELEPHONE NUMBER +2348022756914



THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT
$8,300,000.00 AS PART PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 2008. ALSO FOR YOUR
INFORMATION, YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMINUCATION WITH ANY OTHER
PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(S) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT.
FOR ORAL DISCUSSION, I CAN BE REACHED ON OR EMAIL ME BACK AS SOON AS
YOU RECEIVE THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DIRECTION AND ALSO
UPDATE ME ON ANY DEVELOPMENT FROM THE ABOVE MENTIONED OFFICE.NOTE THAT
BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH
IS (ATM-811) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD
CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT. BEST REGARDS,



DR.AHMAD JASSIM

THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATION

INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT,

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.

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