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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: Dr Levin Zumah <levinzumah7@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <adbonatmdept@email.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 12:27:50 +0100
Subject: ($6.5MILLION).ATM MASTER CARD PAYMENT.




ATTENTION: SIR/MADAM, THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR CONTRACT /INHERITANCE FILES, AND FOUND OUT THAT YOU ARE SUPPOSE TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT FROM THIS AUTHORITY BEFORE NOW. THE REASON WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR PAYMENT IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT FUFILLED THE OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO YOU IN RESPECT OF YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT. SECONDLY WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE STILL DEALING WITH THE NONE OFFICIALS IN THE BANK ON THE ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF THE FUND TO YOU. WE WISH TO ADVISE YOU THAT SUCH AN ILLEGAL ACT WILL HAVE TO STOP IF YOU WISHES TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT, SINCE THIS AUTHORITY HAVE DECIDED TO PAY YOU THE CONTRACT INHERITED FUNDS YOU ARE ENTITLED TO BE PAID. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH OUR SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC, THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION FROM MR. PRESIDENT, REPUBLIC OF BENIN. 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.

SO IF YOU WISHE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND IN THIS PROCESS,PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING OUR ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT OF AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK PLC BENIN REP, AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS LISTED BELOW. 1.FULL NAME2.ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD3.PHONE AND FAX NUMBER4.YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION5.ATTACH COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION HOWEVER, KINDLY CONTACT THE BELOW PERSON WHO IS IN POSITION TO RELEASE YOUR ATM PAYMENT CARD. REV DR. TERRY GRAY, ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENTAFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK. MOBILE: 00 229 9393 1447EMAIL: adbonatmdept@email.com AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK PLC BENIN ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT usd$6.5MILLION AS PART PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 2006/2007. ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION, YOU ARE ADVICED TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(s) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT. NOTE: BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS (ATM-0811) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE AS YOUR SUBJECT WHEN CONTACTING THE AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK CARD CENTER BENIN REP.

REGARDS,DR.LEVIN ZUMAH
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