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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: owolabi owokola <jkola20@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <owolabiowokola@excite.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:51:31 +0100
Subject: Please contact (The Director Atm Payment Department )



OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONINTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT,ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT (SCRCBUK)SCOTTISH ROYAL BANK UNITED KINGDOM.
VERY URGENT ATTENTION!!! This is to officially inform you that we the international credit settlement of Scottish Royal Central Bank of United Kingdom has verified your contract/inheritance file and found out that why you have not received your part payment of $10.5 million is because you have not fulfilled the obligations given to you in respect of your contract/inheritance payment. Secondly we have been informed that for you not to deal with the non officials in the bank and all your entire attempt to secure the release of your fund to you will be in vain.So we wish to advise you that such an illegal act like these have 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 Europe Pacific that is the latest instruction from the Scottish Royal Central Bank, which will not involve any fraudlent act or money laundering and because the CENTRAL BANK OF UNITED KINGDOM is running for the yearly payment thats why the order is given,As well as the INTERPOL and FBI in conjuction with HOMELAND SECURITY so you have absolutely nothing to be afraid of and due the previous scam and fraud act from imposters in our country we have maped out that this card is sent to your Personal address so,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 minimum is US$20,000 (Twenty Thousand Dollars) Per day, so if you like to receive your fund in this way please let us know by contacting the card payment center officer Mrs.Sidney Arsenal on his,Email address:int_remit_atm_paymentoffice@yahoo.co.ukAnd also send the following information: 1. Your full name 2. Phone and fax number TELEPHONE (I HAVE NO FAX NUMBER)3. Address were you want them to send the atm card 4. Your age and current occupation The ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER has been mandated to issue out $10,500,000.00 as part payment for this fiscal year 2007/2008 payment year. Also for your information, you have to stop any further communication with any other person(s) or office(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your Payment. For oral discussion, call and email me back as soon as you receive this Important message for further direction and also update me on any development from the above-mentioned office. Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (ATM-822) so you have to indicate this code when contacting the card center by using it as your subject. Regards,Mr. Samuel JohnsonDirector Atm Payment Department (SCRCBUK)
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