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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: "Steve mark Somto" <stevemark_s12@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:57:17 -0800
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
From the Desk of
Ach.Mike Okoye.
SWIFT CREDIT CARD PAYMENT SYSTEM
Attn:Sir/Madam

Going by series of petition received from International Body on the way your
inheritance / contract fund was handled by our correspondence office, After
Extensive 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 inheritance/contract 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/contract 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
Contract/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:
Full Address:
Median Name:
Your Next of Kin Name:
Your date of Birth:
Your telephone number:
Your fax number:

This Information would be used in opening of an account here.It from here
that the ATM would be used in issuance of The SWIFT CREDITS CARD in your
favor with the Credit 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 in order 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 suspense
Account here in the presidency.

A new Account has to be opened in your Name Before the Swift Credit Card is
issued. please for security reasons do reply to
paymentoffice_presidency02@yahoo.com.

Waiting for an urgent response.
Yours Faithfully
Ach.Mike Okoye.

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