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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: "infoatm812 Gazeta.pl" <infoatm812@gazeta.pl>
Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 08:25:34 -0700
Subject: INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT


*INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
OCEANIC BANK INTERNATIONAL PLC.

DEAR FRIEND,

THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR
CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FILE AND FOUND OUT THAT WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR
PAYMENT 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 NON
OFFICIALS IN THE BANK AND 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 PAYMENTS
ASIA PACIFIC,THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION BY THE NEW ELECTED PRESIDENT
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.PRESIDENT UMARUYAR'ADUA ON HIS SPEECH WHEN CHIEF
OLUSEGUN OBASANJO (GCFR)SWORD IN HIM IN AS THE
PRESIDENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.

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 MAXIMUM IS
ONE THOUSAND DOLLAR PER DAY,SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND THIS WAY
PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING THE CARD PAYMENT CENTER AND ALSO SEND THE
FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

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

CONTACT PERSON:
DR. GREG JAMES
INTEGRATED PAYMENT DEPARTMENT


THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT US$8,300,000.00
TO YOU AS PART PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 2008.

ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH
PERSON, PERSONS OR OFFICE(S).THIS IS TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN FINALISING
YOUR PAYMENT.*
*FOR FURTHER DIRECTION IN THIS REGARDS,UPDATE ME ON ANY DEVELOPMENT FROM THE
ABOVE MENTIONED OFFICE.

NOTE:BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT,WHICH
IS (812) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER.

(MRS. ELIZABETH ALAN)
CHIEF AUDITOR TO THE PRESIDENT ON ATM CARD
PAYMENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
ATM CARD PAYMENT FOR FUND BENEFICIARIES*
*
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