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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: "=?iso-8859-1?q?BARR ROBERT=20SCOTT?=" <federal.ministry_finance01@orangemail.es>
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 11:52:08 +0100 (CET)
Subject: INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT


ATM CARD PAYMENT FOR FUND BENEFICIARIES
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT=20
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.
DATE; TUES; 6th NOV, 2007=20

ATTENTION BENEFICIARY:
=20
THIS IS TO OFFICIALY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR CONTRACT /IN=
HERITANCE FILE AND FOUND OUT THAT WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOURPAYMENT=
IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT FUFILLED THE OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO YOU IN RESPE=
CT OF YOUR CONTRACT / INHERITANCE PAYMENT.=20

SECONDLY WEHAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE STILL DEALING WITH THE NONE =
OFFICIALS IN THE BANK ALL YOUR ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF THE FUN=
D TO YOU. WE WISH TO ADVIVE YOU THAT SUCH AN ILEGAL ACT LIKE THIS HAVE =
TO STOP IF YOU WISHES TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT SINCE WE HAVE DECIDED TO =
BRING A SOLUTION TO YOUR PROBLEM.
=20
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH OUR SWIFT CARD PAYMENT =
CENTER ASIA PACIFIC, THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION BY THE PRESIDENT CH=
IEF ALHAJI UMAR MUSA YAR-ADUA (GCFR FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.
=20
THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDR=
AW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, BUT THE AXIM=
UM IS ONE THOUSAND FIVE DOLLARS PER DAY,=20
SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECIEVE YOUR FUND THIS WAY PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONT=
ACTING THE CARD PAYMENT CENTER AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:=

=20
=20
1.YOUR FULL NAME=20
2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER,
3. ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD=20
4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION=20
5. A COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY ATTACHED TO E-MAIL

CONTACT PERSON:
=20
BARR. ROBERT SCOTT.
INTEGRATED PAYMENT DEPARTMENT=20
EMAIL:fmf_federal.ministry_finance202@yahoo.co.uk

THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT $8,300,000.0=
0 AS PART PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 2007.

ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMINUCATION WI=
TH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(s).
=20
THIS IS TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN FINALIZING YOUR PAYMENT.=20
AS SOON AS YOU REPLY TO THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DIRECTION=
IN THIS REGARDS AND ALSO UPDATE ME ON ANY DEVELOPMENT FROM THE ABOVE M=
ENTIONED OFFICE.
=20
NOTE: THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF CONDU=
CT, WHICH IS (811) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING TH=
E CARD CENTER.

PERSON IN CONTACT OF THE CARD CENTER.
(MR. DAVID MARK)

CHIEF AUDITOR TO THE PRESIDENT
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
ATM CARD PAYMENT FOR FUND BENEFICIARIES
DATE; TUES; 6th NOV, 2007=20

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