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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.SADIQ ALMAN" <hsbcatmcard@peru.com>
Reply-To: mrsadiqalman00@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 17:40:56 +0700
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT VIA HSBC-VISA ATM DEBIT CARD.


*OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATION
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT,*
*CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,
**LAGOS - NIGERIA*
*
From the desk of:
MR. SADIQ ALMAN*
**
*Attention: BENEFICIARY*

* YOUR PAYMENT VIA HSBC-VISA ATM DEBIT CARD.*

*Account normalization of your banking details has been delayed by
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Financial Services Authority (UK).
This has made it necessary for your contract payment to be programmed into
HSBC Visa Atm Debit Card. The total fund in question is $8,300,000.00 This
is the first part of the Payment of which the balance will subsequently be
paid into same account.*

*The Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN), working in relationship with HSBC **
London** and also **Leeds** Bank in London has concluded to issue you a VISA
CARD with which you can access your contract /beneficiary amount
$8,300,000.000 This card center will send 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 **United States** Dollars($20,000.00) per day. So
if you like to receive your fund in this way, please let us know by
contacting the ATM payment department and also send the following
information as listed below:*

*1. Full name
2. Phone and fax number
3. Address were you want them to send the ATM card to (p.o box not
acceptable)
4. Your age and current occupation*
*5.A scan copy of your ID.*
**
*However, kindly find below the contact person immediately:

Rev. Dr John Morgan
Director, ATM Payment Department
Email: revdrjohnmorgan00@yahoo.co.in<http://in.f942.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=revdrjohnmorgan02@yahoo.es>
** * *Phone: +234-806-493-5918*

*The ATM card payment center was mandated to issue out $8,300,000.00 as part
payment for this fiscal year 2008 to you so bear with us. 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.*

*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.*

*We anticipate your total compliance to this message immediately.*

*YOURS SINCERELY,*

*MR. SADIQ ALMAN
CHIEF AUDITOR TO THE PRESIDENT
FINANCIAL SECTOR SURVEILLANCE. *
*FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.*

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