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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.
• 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.
  • +2340735747477
• 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.
  • fbi.usa2008@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <fbi.usa2008@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 23:58:39 +0000
Subject: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION




FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONROOM 4-230, KALANIANAOLE FOB300 ALA MOANA BOULEVARD HONOLULU, HAWAII +1206-9840-470
EMAIL:fbi.usa2008@hotmail.com
http://www.fbi.govAttn:Honorable Beneficiary.We the Federal Bureau Of Investigation (FBI Honolulu) United States Of America have discovered through our intelligent monitoring network that you have a transaction going on as either inheritance payment,Lottery or contract payment in a tone of Millions of United States Dollars which have been approved but have not been settled.This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract / inheritance file after close monitoring and found out why you have not received your payment both on your part and on the part of your debtors.Secondly, we have been informed that you are still dealing with the non officials in the bank who are attempting to secure the release of your fund to you. We wish to advise you that this is illegal and you should stop further communication with them forthwith because such an illegal act like this can lead to concification of your fund.we have been having so many complains from people who have been scammed arround the world, after concluding in a meeting with members of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), we came to a conclusion that every payment will be made through the ZENITH BANK OF NIGERIA (ZBN). We also concluded on the use of ELECTRONIC ATM PAYMENT SYSTEM as the only direct means to pay all beneficiaries. By this method, your funds will be loaded in TWO BATCHES into an ATM card, and sent to you, from this card you can withdraw a maximum of us$20,000. per day from any ATM machine worldwide. So if you would like to receive your funds in this way please send your following information to the paying bank.(1)Your Full Name:__________________________________________(2)Your Complete Address (Physical Address with Zip Code not P.O.BOX):__________________________________________________(3)Name of City of Residence:________________________________(4)Country:_____________(5)Mobile Number/Direct Telephone Number:___________________Fax Number:______________(6)Age:______Sex:______Occupation:___________________________(7)Working Identity Card/Int'l Passport:___________Below are the contact details of the PAYING BANK (ZENITH BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.) in the Federal Republic Of Nigeria to whom you will send your information for the processing of the ATM card as soon as possible:CONTACT PERSON: DR. PATRICK AZIZA.HEAD OF OPERATIONS, ATM CARD PAYMENT SYSTEMDEBT SETTLEMENT COMMISSION, ZENITH BANK OF NIGERIA. (ZBN) EMAIL: drpatrick14@yahoo.esPHONE: +234-07-357-47477.The DEBT SETTLEMENT COMMISSION has been mandated to issue out your payments for this fiscal year 2008. Also for your information, you have to stop any further communication with any other person(s) or office(s) who claim to be established agents using it to defraud innocent people worldwide.This is to avoid any hitches in receiving your payment.THANKS FOR LISTENING TO OUR ADVICE.Yours Faithfully,MR .ROBERT S. MUELLER, IIIEMAIL: fbi.usa2008@hotmail.com
FOR COROPORATE AFFAIRSFEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI Honolulu)UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.http://www.fbi.gov

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