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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: "Johnson Azu" <johnsonazu106@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 11:19:33 +0200
Subject: Attention: Sir

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www.islammemo.cc

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Attention: Sir

Immediate ATM Cash Card Payment Notification.

This is to officially inform you that we have verified
your payment file and found out that why you have not
received your fund is 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 the none officials in the bank all your
attempt to secure the release of the fund to you. We
wish to advise you that such an illegal act like this
have to stop if you wishes 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 from Economic community
of west African States (ECOWAS) and Nigerian
Government. 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 like to
receive your fund in this way, please let us know by
contacting us back and also send the following
information as listed below.

1. Full name
2. Phone and fax number
3. Address were you want them to send the ATM card to
(p.o box not acceptable)
4. Your age and current occupation.

We have been Mandated by the ECOWAS Parliament to
issue out $11.5 million as part payment for this
fiscal year 2008. 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 as US$1Million (One Million
United States Dollars Only) has been approved in your
favour.

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.

Wait for your expedite response.

Yours in service,
Mr. A.I.N Obigwe.
International Settlement Dept.
Union Bank Nig Plc
www.islammemo.cc all about islam

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