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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: "Shehu Mahdi" <directoratmcard30@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: shehu1mahdi@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:55:26 +0300
Subject: RE:YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION BY HSBC ATM CARD


[image: Zenith Bank][image: Zenith Bank]

Zenith Bank ATM Division

* Zenith Bank Plaza
Danmole Street off Adeola Odeku/Idejo Street
Victoria Island Lagos - Nigeria *
* *


From: Rev. Dr. Frank Williams.
Remittance Manager
Zenith Bank Of Nigeria.

Attention: *Beneficiary*,

* RE:YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION BY HSBC ATM CARD*


This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract/
inheritance 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 contract inheritance
payment.

Secondly, you are hereby advice to stop dealing with some non-officials in
the bank as this is an illegal act and will have to stop if you so wish to
receive your payment immediately. After the board meeting held at our
headquarters, we have resolved in finding a solution to your problem, and as
you may know, we have arranged your payment through our SWIFT CARD PAYMENT
CENTRE in Europe, America and Asia Pacific, which is then instruction given
by our president, Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar Adua (GCFR) Federal Republic of
Nigeria.

This card centre will send you an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw
your money in an ATM MACHINE in any part of the world, but the maximum is
($15,000.00) Five Thousand Us Dollars per transaction. So, if you like to
receive your fund this way, $15,000 usd for you to withdraw for a day and
each transaction is $5,000 usd minimum which you have to withdraw $15,000
usd for one working day also be informed that the total amount in the SWIFT
ATM CARD is $12,150.002 million usd.

(1) Your Full Name :
(2) Your Address where you want the payment centre to send your ATM CARD.:
(3) Phone And Fax Number :
(4) Age and Occupation :
(5) Your Nearest International Air Port in your City of residence:

We shall be expecting to receive your information aslo note that you have to
stop any further communication with anybody or office. On this regards, do
not hesitate to contact Rev. Dr. Frank Williams.. for more details and
direction, and also please do update me with any new development.

Thanks for your co-operation.

Yours in his Service,

Rev. Dr. Frank Williams. .
Remittance Manager
Zenith Bank Of Nigeria

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