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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: "accantant general" <ac_accantant@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: nazek_accantant@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 23:57:16 +0100
Subject: SWIFT CREDIT CARD PAYMENT SYTEM


THE PRESIDENCY
PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE ONFOREIGN PAYMENTS
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA{CBN}


OUR REF: PRS/COM/00452/IMP

Attn;

SWIFT CREDIT CARD PAYMENT SYTEM

Sir/Madam

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 you 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 lightof 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 andit's now in a suspence
Account here in Our Bank.

A new Account has to be opened inyour Name Before The Swift Credit Card is
issued.

Waiting for an urgent response.

Yours Faithfully
Accantant General

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