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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: "5 Victoria Island Usman" <abubakarx6@mailbox.hu>
Reply-To: usabubar50@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 16:06:23 +0100
Subject: RE:PAYMENT NOTICE INFORMATION (ATM)


FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)

RE:PAYMENT NOTICE INFORMATION (ATM)

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your
Contract/inheritance files and found out that why you have not received your
payment are 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 none officials in the bank in all your
attempts to secure the release of your fund. We wish to advise you that such
an illegal act has to stop if you wish to receive your payment since we have
decided to bring a solution to your problem.

Now, we have arranged your payment through our swift card payment center;
this is the latest instruction by the President of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria Alahji Musa Yarâ Adua (GCFR). This card center will send you an ATM
CARD, which you will use to withdraw your money, but the maximum withdrawal
is $5000.00 dollars per day.

To receive your funds immediately through this way, please contact the card
payment center with the following information for accuracy check.

1. Your full name:
2. Mobile Phone No:
3. Address where you would like to receive your ATM CARD (p.o box not
Acceptable)
4. Age:

Please contact: Rev. Usman Abubakar, Manager Swift Card Consultant
(CBN).Instead of losing your fund Please indicate to the card center the
Total sum you are expecting and for your information you have to stop any
further communication with any institution or office until you receive your
ATM CARD.


Call Central Bank Governor, as soon as you receive this important Message on
his Direct number: 234 -1-475-8564 for more direction on this Regards and
also updates him for further instruction and directives.

Note: Because of impostors, we hereby issue you our code of conduct Tag
Number, which is (002x) so you must have to Indicate this code when
contacting the card center.

We wait for your urgent response.

Rev.Usman Abubakar.
Chief Auditor / Secretary
For Governor Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN)

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