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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: Attention Beneficiary <tochi_johnson2@yahoo.dk>
Reply-To: mrsjoycewilfred@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:24:18 +0100 (CET)
Subject: From International Credit Settlement


International Credit Settlement
Office of the Director of Operations
Central Bank Of Nigeria.

Attention Beneficiary,

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract / inheritance file and found out that why you have not received your payment are because you have not fulfilled the obligations given to you in respect of your contract / inheritance payment.

Secondly we have been informed that you are still dealing with those none officials in the bank in all your attempts to secure the release of your fund. We wish to advise you that such an illegal act has to stop if you wish to receive your payment since we have decided to bring a solution to your problem. Right now we have arranged your payment through our swift card payment center {Asia pacific}, that is the latest instruction by the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (GCFR). This card center will send you an ATM card which you will use to withdraw your money,
but the maximum withdrawal is one thousand dollars per day to receive your funds immediately through this way,
please contact the card payment center with the following.

Information’s for accuracy check.
1. Your full name
2. Phone and fax number,
3. Address where you would like to receive your ATM card (P.O Box not acceptable)
4. Your age and current occupation
5. A copy of your identity

Please contact:
Name: Dr. Kingsley Adams
Director Swift Card Consultant (CBN)
E-mail: swiiftcardconsultant@hotmail.com

The ATM card payment center has been mandated to issue out us$4,500,000.00{four million five hundred thousand usd}
credited into your card installment as your part payment for this fiscal year. Also for your information you have to stop any further communication with any other persons or offices. This is to avoid any hitches in finalizing your payment. Note that because of impostors, we hereby issue you our code of conduct, which is (*CBN*)
you must have to indicate this code when contacting the card center.

Thanks for your co-operation,

Sincerely,
Mrs. Joyce Wilfred
Secretary to the Board of Directors
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)

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