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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: "FROM CBN PAYMASTER" <cbnpaymaster2@fastwebmail.it>
Reply-To: cbnpaymaster@o2.pl
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 21:59:51 -0700
Subject: CBN PAY BY ATM/DEBIT CARD.


URGENT CONFIRMATION OF YOUR INHERITTANCE WINNING PAYMENT THROUGH ATM
SWIFTCARD:

THE PRESIDENCY AUTHORITY FOR QUARTER FINAL PAYMENT 2008:

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA IN CONJUCTION WITH THE, INTERNATIONAL
CARD PAYMENT SYSTEM COMMITTEE (ICPSC) PRESIDENTIAL LIASION
UNIT,NATIONS APPROVED : THIRD WING APARTMENT"G".


ATTENTION HONOURABLE BENEFICIARY:


RE : IMMEDIATE SETTLEMENT OF ALL DUE PAYMENT VIA DEBIT/PAYMENT CARD:
THIS IS TO OFFICIALY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED ON YOUR CONTRACT
/WINNING FILE AND FOUND OUT THAT WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT
IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT FUFILL THE OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO YOU IN RESPECT
TO YOUR CONTRACT / WINNING PAYMENT.


SECONDLY WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE STILL DEALING WITH THE NONE
OFFICIALS IN THE BANK SO SUCH 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 GIVEN BY OUR NEW PRESIDENT UMARU YAR'ADUA (GCFR) FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA,,,,HOW ABOUT THAT ?.


HOWEVER THIS SYSTEM WAS INTRODUCED TO GUIDE AGAINST AMERICAN
SURVEILLANCE,MONITORING OUT GOING FUND FROM AFRICAN CONTINENT AND
OTHER CONTINENT,BECAUSE AFTER SEPT.11 ATTACK ON THE WORLD TRADE CENTRE
AND THE RECENTBOMB BLAST IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND THE
UNITED NATION TEND TO CONFISCATE ANY PAYMENT ABOVE 1.5 MILLION
DOLLARS GOING OUT OF AFRICA,THEREFORE TO AVOID THIS, THIS METHOD OF
PAYMENT WERE PUT IN PLACE BY THE NIGERIA GOVERNMENT TO ENSURE
BENEFICIARY RECEIVES THEIR PAYMENT WITH OUT ANY HITCH.


PLEASE IF YOU WISHES TO HAVE YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH SWIFT ATM CARD, THIS
CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW
YOUR WINNING FUND ($1m,ONE MILLION USD ONLY) IN ATM MACHINE IN ANY
PART OF THE WORLD, BUT YOUR MAXIMUM WITHDRAWAL FOR EACH DAY IS $1000.00
(ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS) PER DAY, SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND
THROUGH THIS WAY,PLEASE DO LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING THE CARD PAYMENT
CENTER ON THIS OUR EMAIL : (cbnpaymaster@o2.pl)
CONTACT PERSON DR. TAYO DANLEKO. AND ALSO SEND YOUR PHONE AND FAX
NUMBER AND ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE CARD THROUGH
DHL/FEDEX (P.O BOX NOT ACCEPTED) INSTEAD OF LOSING YOUR FUND.


CONTACT ME ON EMAIL ADDRESS:cbnpaymaster@o2.pl FOR MORE DIRECTION ON THIS
REGARDS AND ALSO UPDATE ME IN ANY DEVELOPMENT PLEASE INDICATE TO THE CARD
CENTER THE TOTAL SUM YOU ARE EXPECTING AND FOR YOUR INFORMATION YOU HAVE TO
STOP ANY FURTHER COMMINUCATION WITH ANY BODY OR OFFICE CONCERNING THIS YOUR
PAYMENT.

NOTE : THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF
CONDUCT NUMBER WHICH IS (905) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN
CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER.


WE AWAITS FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONDS.

YOUR FAITHFULLY,
DR.TAYO DANLEKO,
CHIEF AUDITOR OF THE FEDERATION.
NB : PLEASE THIS OFFICE WILL TRANSFER THIS ATM CARD
PAYMENT OF YOURS WITHIN 48HRS AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE YOUR
IMMEDIATE RESPOND,THANKS.

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