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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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)
  • "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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.
  • +2348024947999 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "OCEANIC BANK"<oceanic.bankng1999@googlemail.com>
Reply-To: <oceanic_bngplc33@live.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 04:28:09 -0700
Subject: PAYMENT VIA (ATM) INTERSWITCH CARD

Dear Sir/Madam,

This is to officially inform you about our recent agreement with the Federal Government of Nigeria to handle all their foreign contract payments. Based on this development we have verified your contract/inheritance file and discovered reasons why you are yet to receive your payment. It is because of irregularities and complications discovered on your payment file by our technical experts in respect to your contract /inheritance payment requirements which have just been duly rectified.

However, our intelligent monitory unit to stop any further dealings with impostors and non-recommended officials in the bank has informed us, such acts must stop for security reasons, if you wish to receive your payment in time and accordingly since we have decided to bring a solution to your problem, right now we have arranged your payment through our Atm swift card payment center of {oceanic Bank Plc}, that is the latest instruction by our President Chief, Umaru Musa Yar"adua (GCFR) Federal Republic of Nigeria through the Minister of Finance Mrs. Nenadi Usman. Below is the arrangement
The swift card center will send you an Atm card which you will use to withdrew your money from any Atm machine in any part of the world, but the maximum is (Twenty thousand dollars $20.000.00) per day, so if you like to receive your fund five hundred thousand dollars $500.000.00 this way please do let us know by contacting the Atm card payment center of {Oceanic Bank Plc}, so contact the ATM swift card center on this email:oceanic_bngplc33@live.com
1) Address where you want them to send the card through diplomatic courier Service (P.O Box not accepted)
2) Your full name and total amount you are expecting, Instead of losing your fund.
3} You’re direct telephone numbers
4} A copy of your international passport

Please indicate to the card center the total sum you are expecting and for your information, you have to stop any further communication with any institution or office until you receive the Atm card. Note: because of impostors, we hereby issue you our code of conduct tag number, which is (805) so you must have to indicate this code when contacting the card center. We await your urgent response.

Best regards,

Sir. John Smith
Manageing Director Information Deptarment,
OCEANIC BANK Of Nigeria P L C.
+2348024947999

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