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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. Benjamin David" <benjamin1019@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: mr.benjamindavid_gtbplc@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:46:50 +0000
Subject: Notification of payment by ATM Master Credit Card


FROM THE OFFICE OF MR BENJAMIN DAVID
DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
Telephone: +2348028456421


Notification of payment by ATM Master Credit Card


Attn: Beneficiary,



We hereby officially notifying you about the present arrangement to pay you,
your over due contract/inheritance fund which you could not complete the
process of the released of your transfer Because of the past corrupt
Administration. Which the Present Administration has vowed to offset, your
fund will not be transferred through the wire transfer or money carrier. We
have decided to pay your funds without any requested fee but through (ATM
Master Credit Card) This arrangement was initiated/constituted by the World
Bank and Paris Club, President Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, due to fraudulent
activities and corrupt in the past Administration within the African Region.
Which the New Administrator has promise to offset (President Alhaji Umaru
Musa Yar'Adua). we are happy to inform you that Arrangements has been
concluded and we will send you the approval document that was sent to us
from the CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR to effect your payment as soon as possible.



The World Bank and Paris Club, President Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
introduced this payment arrangement as to enable our contractors/inheritance
beneficiary to receive their fund without any interference. The ATM Master
Credit Card was contracted and powered by GOLD CARD WORLDWIDE. Reconfirm the
following information to us for Security reason.



1) YOUR FULL NAME
2) YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS.
3) YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER
4) YOUR PROFESSION



Upon the receipt of this mail we are going to load your fund into the Master
Credit Card and send a scan copy of the card to you and also the Approved
certificate for you to be sure that your fund has been approved, before we
will proceed to dispatch the card directly to your nominated home address so
you have nothing to worry about all we need is your Prompt Response and
Co-operation.



BEST REGARDS,
Mr. Benjamin David
DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
Telephone: +2348028456421
CC: ALL FOREIGN INHERITTANCE FUNDS
CC: CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR
CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD]
CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA

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