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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.
  • +2347041754471
• 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.
  • paymaster.general14@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mail09@terra.es" <mail09@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:46:19 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Attention Valued Beneficiary,





Attention Valued Beneficiary,

This is to officially inform you that your fund has been dully approved and gazette for you via ATM Visa Card after due reconciliation with the Audit Report of the year ended. Your Personal Identification Number is CBN0920.

The ATM Visa Card is Valued at Four Million five Hundred thousand Usd Dollars. (4.5million USD) You are advised to contact the ATM/Computer Department ,message to be addressed to The Paymaster General,Dr Ibrahim Dakwanbo,the paymaster general of Nigeria for further direction on how to receive your Atm visa card.

Contact information is as stated below;
Email ( paymaster.general14@yahoo.co.uk) Tel;+234 704 175 4471,
Respond immediately with the under listed information's for clarity and avoidance of delivery error.

FULL NAME,
ADDRESS,
PHONE NUMBERS,
STATE/COUNTRY,
OCCUPATION,
SEX,AGE,
Prompt response recommended for immediate attention,
Regards,
Dr Ibrahim Dakwanbo.
PayMaster General of The Fedral Republic of Nigeria,CBN/ZBP.







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