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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: "Bishop Williams Emmanuel" <atmdepartmentx12@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:17:43 -0700
Subject: ATM CARD PAYMENT FOR FUND BENEFICIARIES


ATM CARD PAYMENT FOR FUND BENEFICIARIES
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA .
ATTENTION BENEFICIARY:

THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR CONTRACT
INHERITANCE FILE AND FOUND OUT THAT WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOURPAYMENT IS
BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT FULFILLED THE OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO YOU IN RESPECT OF
YOUR CONTRACT / INHERITANCE PAYMENT. PLEASE CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY SO THAT
WE CAN RELEASE YOUR PAYMENT TO YOU AS THE BANK IS GETTING TO THE END OF THE
FISCAL YEAR AND ANY PAYMENT THAT IS NOT ISSUED OUTTO THE BENEFICIARY IS
GOING TO BE CANCELLED. 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 THEFUND TO YOU. WE WISH TO ADVICE 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 BY THE PRESIDENTALHAJI UMARU YAR'ADUA WHO WAS ELECTED IN
ON THE 29TH MAY 2007 (GCFR)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 THEMAXIMUM IS TWO THOUSAND FIVE
HUNDRED DOLLARS 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(CELL) AND FAX NUMBER
3. ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD
4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION

BISHOP WILLAIMS EMMANUEL
INTEGRATED PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
EMAIL,atm_paymentx@yahoo.es
TELE PHONE: +234-8065189976

THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT $8,300,000.00 AS
PART PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 2008. WHICH YOU ARE ADVICE TO CONTACT NOW
THAT THE NEW ELECTED PRESIDENT HAS TAKEN OVER THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE RELEASE
OF YOUR FUND, ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER
COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(s). THIS IS TO AVOID ANY
HITCHES IN FINALIZING YOUR PAYMENT.CALL ME ON MY DIRECT NUMBER :
+234-8065189976. AS SOON AS YOU REPLY TO THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR FURTHER
DIRECTION IN THIS REGARDS AND ALSO UPDATE ME ON ANY DEVELOPMENT FROM THE
ABOVE MENTIONED OFFICE.NOTE: THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU
OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS (811) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN
CONTACTINGTHE CARD CENTER.


( BISHOP WILLAIMS EMMANUEL )
CHIEF AUDITOR TO THE PRESIDENT
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
ATM CARD PAYMENT FOR FUND BENEFICIARIES
EMAIL:atm_paymentx@yahoo.es <EMAIL%3Aatm_paymentx@yahoo.es>

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