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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: info_me@freenet.de
Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2008 02:04:46 +0200
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENT VIA ATM CARD


Dear Sir/Madam,
NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENT VIA ATM CARD
This is to
officially inform you that we have verified your contract file presently
on my desk, and I found out that you have not received your payment due
to your lack of co-operation and not fulfilling the obligations giving
to you in respect to your payment.
Secondly, you are hereby advised to
stop dealing with some non-officials in the bank and some of Attorney as
this is an illegal act and will have to stop if you so wish to receive
your payment immediately.
After the Board of director\'s meeting held
in Abuja,we have resolved in finding a solution to your problem.We have
arranged your payment through our SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTRE in Europe,
America,Africa and Asia Pacific,This is part of an instruction/mandate
passed by the Senate inrespect to overseas contract payment and debt
re-scheduling.
We will send you an ATM CARD which you will use to
withdraw your money via ATM MACHINE in any part of the world,and the
maximum daily limit is Two Thousand five hundred United States
Dollars($2,500.00).
If you like to receive your fund this way,Kindly
reconfirm your
(1) Your Full Name
(2) Full residential address.
(3)
Phone And Fax Number We shall be expecting to receive your information
as you have to stop any further communication with anybody or office.
I
repeat again here that you are receiving this money due to we have
verified your file presently on my desk, and I found out that you have
not received your payment due to your lack of co-operation and not
fulfilling the obligations giving to you in respect to your payment from
bank,remember this is not credit card which you will pay back later, you
don\'t have to pay back we have already loaded your fund in to the ATM
CARD.
Thanks for your co-operation Private Email:
oyofor@cbn.department.de.nr
BEST REGARDS,
Mr Oyofor K Victor CENTRAL
BANK OF NIGERIA
CC: SENATE PRESIDENT
CC: ALL FOREIGN PAYMENT OFFICES

CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [CBN]
CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF THE
FEDERATION
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