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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: "MRS ANNE HENDERSON" <annehenderson@telegraf.by>
Reply-To: info_cbn_contractor1@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 07:51:41 -0700
Subject: FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR.


*FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR (CBN)
TINUBU SQUARE,
LAGOS - NIGERIA.*

*ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY.*

*THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR INHERITANCE
FILE AND DISCOVERED REASONS WHY YOU ARE YET TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT. IT IS
BECAUSE OF IRREGULARITIES AND COMPLICATIONS DISCOVERED ON YOUR PAYMENT FILE
BY OUR TECHNICAL EXPERTS IN RESPECT TO YOUR CONTRACT / INHERITANCE PAYMENT
REQUIREMENTS WHICH HAVE JUST BEEN DULY RECTIFIED.*

*MEANWHILE, WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE STILL DEALING WITH IMPOSTORS
AND NON-RECOMMENDED OFFICIALS IN THE BANK. SUCH ACTS MUST STOP FOR SECURITY
REASONS IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT.WE HAVE DECIDED TO BRING A
SOLUTION TO YOUR PROBLEM, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH
THE HSBC ATM SWIFT CARD PAYMENT UNDER RESERVE BANK OPERATION ACT 2005, THAT
IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION BY WORLD BANK.*

*THE SWIFT CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO
WITHDREW YOUR MONEY FROM ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, SO IF YOU
LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND THIS WAY PLEASE DO LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING THE
CARD PAYMENT OFFICER ON EMAIL:
**atmaccmanager@gmail.com*<atmaccmanager@gmail.com>
*, AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO SWIFT CARD OFFICER:*

*1 PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
2 ADDRESSES WHERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE CARD THROUGH DIPLOMATIC COURIER
SERVICE (P.O BOX NOT ACCEPTED).
3 YOUR FULL NAME.*

*FOR YOUR INFORMATION YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY
UNAUTHORIZED OFFICE UNTIL YOU RECEIVE YOUR ATM CARD.*

*NOTE: BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUE YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT TAG
NUMBER WHICH IS (8231) SO YOU MUST HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN
CONTACTING THE CARD OFFICER ON THIS ADDRESS (
**atmaccmanager@gmail.com*<atmaccmanager@gmail.com>
* )*

*YOURS FAITHFULLY,*

*MRS. ANNE HENDERSON.
CBN GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.*

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