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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Goerge Smith" <billmail@purcell.biz>
Reply-To: rev.peter_ugo19@live.com.au
Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 00:37:06 -0800
Subject: ATM CARD PAYMENT FOR FUND BENEFICIARIES

ATM CARD PAYMENT FOR FUND BENEFICIARIES
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 AND FOUND OUT THAT WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR PAYMENT IS BECAUSE
YOU HAVE NOT FULFILLED THE OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO YOU IN RESPECT OF NTRACT/INHERITANCE
PAYMENT.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,UMARU MUSA YAR'RADUA (GCFR)
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.AND EFCC
NIGERIA.AS WELL THE INTERPOL AND FBI.

THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND TO YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW
YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, BUT THE MAXIMUM
IS TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS PER DAY, SO IF YOU LIKE TO ECIEVE YOUR FUND
THIS WAY PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING THE CARD PAYMENT CENTER AND ALSO
SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

1. YOUR FULL NAME
2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
3. ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD
4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION
5. ATTACH COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION

REV PETER UGO
DIRECTOR, ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
EMAIL:-(rev.peter_ugo19@live.com.au)
DIRECT PHONE:+234-7038446997

THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE UT $8,300,000.00
AS PART PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 2007.ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION, YOU
HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(s)
TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT.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-Y2K7)
SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER BY USING
IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.

REGARDS,
Mr Goerge Smith
CHIEF AUDITOR TO THE PRESIDENT
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
ATM CARD PAYMENT FOR FUND BENEFICIARIES


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