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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: FOREIGN OPERATION <foreignoperationdept021@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <centralbankgovernor_ng@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 18:44:00 +0000
Subject: ATM PAYMENT (811)



OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT(CBN)CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.DATE: 18/12/2007
SIR/MADAM,
THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIEDYOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE/LOTTO FILE AND FOUND OUTTHAT WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR PAYMENT IS BECAUSEYOU HAVE NOT FULFILLED THE OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO YOU INRESPECT OF YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT.SECONDLYWE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE STILL DEALING WITHTHE NONE OFFICIALS IN THE BANK ALL YOUR ATTEMPT TOSECURE THE RELEASE OF THE FUND TO YOU.
WE WISH TO ADVISE YOU THAT SUCH AN ILLEGAL ACT LIKETHIS HAVE TO STOP IF YOU WISHES TO RECEIVE YOURPAYMENT SINCE WE HAVE DECIDED TO BRING A SOLUTION TOYOUR PROBLEM. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENTTHROUGH OUR SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC,THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION FROM THE NEW ELECTEDPRESIDENT UMARU MUSA YAR'DUA (GFCR) FEDERAL REPUBLICOF NIGERIA.AND EFCC NIGERIA.AS WELL THE INTERPOL ANDFBI.
THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOUWILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE INANY PART OF THE WORLD, BUT THE MAXIMUM IS FIVETHOUSAND DOLLARS PER DAY, SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVEYOUR FUND THIS WAY PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONTACTINGTHE CARD PAYMENT CENTER AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWINGINFORMATION:
1. YOUR FULL NAME2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER3. ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION5. ATTACH COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION
THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUEOUT ($6,000,000.00) AS PART PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCALYEAR 2007.ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION, YOU HAVE TO STOPANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OROFFICE(s) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOURPAYMENT.
EMAIL ME BACK AS SOON ASYOU RECEIVE THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR FURTHERDIRECTION AND ALSO UPDATE ME ON ANY DEVELOPMENT FROMTHE ABOVE MENTIONED OFFICE.
NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOUOUR CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS (ATM-811) SO YOU HAVE TOINDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER BYUSING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.
REGARDS,
DR WILLIAM SANUSIDIRECTOR,ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT(CBN)


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