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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: "louis Mbanefo." <louismba24@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: louis9@myway.com
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 03:01:35 +0000
Subject: ATTN: HONOURABLE BENEFICIARY

PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENTS
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA {CBN}


ATTN: HONOURABLE BENEFICIARY

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.LOUIS MBANEFO
------------------------
DIRECTOR FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA {CBN}

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