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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: "babagana28 Gazeta.pl" <babagana28@gazeta.pl>
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:54:31 +0100
Subject: Hello.


OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
ASO-ROCK VILLA
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.
TEL: 234-1-2137571.

Attention.

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 none
officials in the bank 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 wish 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 with our offshore bank, Smith & Williamson,
London, that is the latest instruction from Mr. President, ALHAJI UMARU YAR"
ADUA (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 the maximum is
$5,500.00 (Five thousand, five hundred United States dollars per day). so if
you like to receive your fund in this way, please let us know by contacting
the authorized attorney who will represent you at the atm payment department
of Smith & Williamson, London and also send your full names, contact address
and your cell phone.

However, kindly find below the contact person:

Dr. Mark Miller
Of, Wright Hassall & Associates
Phone: +447045755890
Email: wright.hassall@live.com

The atm card payment center in London has been mandated to issue out
$8,500,000.00 as part payment for this fiscal year 2008. Also for your
information, you have to stop any further communication with any other
person(s) or office(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your payment. For
more details email me back as soon as you contact the above mentioned
attorney.

Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct,
which is (ATM-811) so you have to indicate this code when contacting the
attorney by using it as your subject.

Regards,

Alhaji Babagana Kingibe.

Secretary To The President
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.

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