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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: "SENATE COMMITTEE" <senatecom07@ldsliving.com>
Reply-To: senate_03_house@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:54:38 +0100
Subject: ATM SWIFT CARD PAYMENT DEPARTMENT IMMEDIATE ORDER FOR YOUR PAYMENT


*OFFICE OF THE HEAD OF SENATE *

***FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
(RESOLUTION PANEL ON CONTRACT PAYMENT)*
*ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
IKOYI-LAGOS NIGERIA*

*Urgent Beneficiary,

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your 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 your
inheritance payment.

Secondly we have been informed that you are still dealing with the none
officials in the bank your entire attempt to secure the release of the fund
to you. We wish to advise you that such an illegal act like these have to
stop if you wish to receive your payment this week since 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, ALHAJI UMARU YAR?DUA (GCFR) FEDERAL REPUBLIC
OF NIGERIA. AND EFCC NIGERIA As well the INTERPOL and FBI.Thiscard 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
dollars per day, so if you like to receive your fund this way please let us
know by contacting the card payment center: contact person PRINCE
DANIEL: *
* *
*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


The ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER has been mandated to issue out $4,000,000.00 as
part payment for this fiscal year 2008. 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. For oral discussion, call and
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-822) so you have to indicate this code when contacting the
card center by using it as your subject.
*
*Best Regards
**** * ***.
YOUR PAYMENT AGENT,
Dr. DAVID MARK*

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