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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: Atm Card <customerservice@clarkcolor.com>
Reply-To: atmcarddepartment_2007_2@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 03:34:16 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YUOUR URGENT REPLY




From; REV. DR.MATHEW OKOH
DIRECTOR ATM DEPARTMENT
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
IMMEDIATE INHERITANCE PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
ATTENTION: Beneficiary,

This is to inform you that the new elected Government Under the President,U=
maru Musa yar-adua; the federal republic of Nigeria has approved to pay All=
outstanding payment owned to foreign, we wish to inform you that based on =
the meeting of the board directors and instruction from the Office of the p=
residency on Tuesday last week, in conjunction with United Nation, World Ba=
nk (WB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Inheritance/contract payme=
nt We wish to inform you that as a result of the procedures and ethics of t=
he bank-to-bank problems attached to your inheritance payment.
=20
The Presidency has mandated to effect your payment via ATM card plus be in=
formed that your payment have been programmed among other payments to be re=
ceived via ATM card plus
However this system was introduce to guide against American surveillance,mo=
nitoring out going funds from African continent and other continent,Because=
after step, 11 attack on world trade center and the recent bomb blast in t=
he United Kingdom, American government and the United Nation Tend to confis=
cate any payment above US$2.5 million dollars going out of Africa, Therefor=
e
to avoid this, this method of payment were put in Place by the Nigeria gove=
rnment to ensure beneficiary receives their payment without any hitch.
=20
Right now we have arranged your payment through our swift card Payment cent=
er Asia pacific, which is the latest instruction from Mr.President, Umaru M=
usa yar- adua (GCFR) federal republic of Nigeria.=20
=20
This card center will send you an ATM card, which you will use to withdraw =
your money in Any ATM machine in any part of the world, but the maximum is =
twenty thousand dollars per day,
please reconfirm the information's below
1. Full name

2. Phone and fax number

3. Address were you want them to send the ATM card
(Pox box not acceptable)

4. Your age and current occupation
=20
Instead of losing your fund.
=20
Please indicate to the card center the total sum you are expecting and for =
your information you have to stop any further communication with any instit=
ution or office until you receive the ATM CARD.machine as soon as you recei=
ve this important message on his direct number:+234-80 35954712 for more di=
rection on this regards and also update him
for further instruction and directives.
=20
Note: because of impostors, we hereby issue you our code of conduct tag num=
ber which is (805) so you must have to indicate this code when contacting t=
he card center. Teller Machine System (ATM).=20
I expect your reply soonest

YOURS SINCERELY,

REV.DR.MATHEW OKOH,
Director, ATM payment department Central bank of Nigeria
Email; atmcarddepartment_2007_2@yahoo.fr
Phone; TEL: +234-0835954712


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