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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: "FOREIGN REMMITANCE DEPARTMENT" <williamsoliseh@virgilio.it>
Reply-To: <8_williams@myway.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 08:03:31 -0600
Subject:


PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE ON
FOREIGN PAYMENTS FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA {CBN}

TEL 234-1-480-4975 FAX" 234-9272-8731


Attn:

Going by series of petition received from International Body
on the way your inheritance fund was handled by our correspondense office.
After Extentive close door meeting with Board of Directors and other
Stake holders in the Government, Subcommittees of the House Of
Assembly and the House of Rep , Federal Republic of Nigeria.

It was
Resolved and Agreed upon that your Heritance Fund would be released
on a special method of payment , which tag Name Reads SWIFT CREDIT
CARD. This method of payment is designed by the Government to
avert fraud perpetration or stoppage of fund by Some Agencies.Either
Through Anti Terrorist Certificate or other certificates.This Swift
Credit Card would be issued to you upon meeting with the Bank
Requirement.

This office, has Been Mandated to take charge of the
Issuance of
the SWIFT CREDIT CARD .And that your inheritance
payment file
should be passed to my desk for clarification .Upon
Certification that
your file is ok.This Office would Direct you on how to
receive your over
Due inheritance fund via SWIFT CREDIT CARD.The
SWIFT CREDIT CARD would be delivered to you via Courier. In the light of
this aforementioned, You are required to furnish this office with the
following information:

Your Name: Address. Madian Name Your Next of
Kin Name
and your date of Birth.Your telephone number and fax.

This
Informations would be used in openning of an account here .It's from here
that the ATM would be used in issuance of The SWIFT CREDITS CARD in
your favour with the Credt card Number and all your information
inserted into the card. Upon completion of this issuance of the Credit
Card,It would be send to you via Courier to your residential Address.


Urgently furnish this office with your Contact information inorder to
reconfirm if it's in line with the one contained in our payment data.

Be
informed that your fund has been called back and it's now in a suspence
Account here in Our Bank. A new Account has to be opened in your Name
Before The Swift Credit Card is issued.

Waiting for an urgent
response.

Yours Faithfully,
DR. WILLIAMS
OLISEH..
------------------------
DIRECTOR FOREIGN REMITTANCE
DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA {CBN}
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain;charset="UTF-8"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Originating-IP: 213.185.106.3


PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN
PAYMENTS
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA {CBN}
TEL 234-1-480-4975 FAX" 234-9272-
8731

Attn:

Going by series of petition received from
International Body on the way your inheritance fund was handled by
our correspondense office. After Extentive close door meeting with
Board of Directors and other Stake holders in the Government,
Subcommittees of the House Of Assembly and the House of Rep ,
Federal Republic of Nigeria.

It was Resolved and Agreed upon
that your Heritance Fund would be released on a special method of
payment , which tag Name Reads SWIFT CREDIT CARD. This method of
payment is designed by the Government to avert fraud
perpetration or stoppage of fund by Some Agencies.Either Through
Anti Terrorist Certificate or other certificates.This Swift
Credit Card would be issued to you upon meeting with the Bank
Requirement.

This office, has Been Mandated to take charge of the
Issuance of
the SWIFT CREDIT CARD .And that your inheritance
payment file
should be passed to my desk for clarification .Upon
Certification that
your file is ok.This Office would Direct you on
how to receive your over
Due inheritance fund via SWIFT CREDIT
CARD.The SWIFT CREDIT CARD would be delivered to you via Courier. In
the light of this aforementioned, You are required to furnish this
office with the following information:

Your Name: Address. Madian
Name Your Next of Kin Name
and your date of Birth.Your telephone
number and fax.

This Informations would be used in openning of an
account here .It's from here that the ATM would be used in
issuance of The SWIFT CREDITS CARD in your favour with the Credt
card Number and all your information inserted into the card. Upon
completion of this issuance of the Credit Card,It would be send to
you via Courier to your residential Address.

Urgently furnish
this office with your Contact information inorder to reconfirm if
it's in line with the one contained in our payment data.

Be informed
that your fund has been called back and it's now in a suspence
Account here in Our Bank. A new Account has to be opened in your
Name Before The Swift Credit Card is issued.

Waiting for an
urgent response.

Yours Faithfully,
DR. WILLIAMS OLISEH..
------------------------
DIRECTOR FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL
BANK OF NIGERIA {CBN}


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