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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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Fraud email example:

From: "sindy douglas" <sindy_douglas27@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: sindy_6douglas@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 03:19:32 -0800
Subject: SWIFT CREDIT CARD

                           THE PRESIDENCY
                            PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN  PAYMENTS
                              FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
                               CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA {CBN}
                               TEL 234-8064475934      
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. DOUGLAS  SINDY
------------------------
DIRECTOR FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA {CBN}

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