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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: "Frank Nweke Minister For Information" <franknweke4@ldsliving.com>
Reply-To: franknweke@ministerfor-info.org
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 05:50:15 +0100
Subject: ATM CARD PAYMENT FOR FUND BENEFICIARIES..


*
***<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Nigeria_coa.png>
* *
* THE
PRESIDENCY
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
NIGERIA
**
franknweke@ministerfor-info.org*<http://us.mc521.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?toanknweke@ministerfor-info.org>
* **
minister-for-info@ministerfor-info.org*<http://us.mc521.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=minister-for-info@ministerfor-info.org>

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

*ATTENTION BENEFICIARY: *

*I AM MR.FRANK NWEKE, NATIONAL SPECIAL ADVISER TO PRESIDENT ALHAJI UMARU
MUSA YAR'ADUA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA 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 HAS 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 ASIA PACIFIC, THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION BY THE PRESIDENT ALHAJI
UMARU MUSA YAR'ADUA, 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
TWENTY THOUSAND 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 AND FAX NUMBER,
3.ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD
4.YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION
5.A COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY*

*SKYE BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.
INTEGRATED PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
CONTACT PERSON: MRS. MARY JANE KEITH
Hot-Line: +234-70 8515 0758
**www.skye-bnkng.com* <http://www.skye-bnkng.com/>
*EMAIL: **paymentdepartment-atm@skyebkplc.net*<http://us.mc521.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=paymentdepartment-atm@skyebkplc.net>
* *

*THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT US$8.3Million AS
PART PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 2008. ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION YOU HAVE
TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMINUCATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(s).
THIS IS TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN FINALIZING YOUR PAYMENT. *

*IN ADDITION, I WANT YOU TO READ BELOW NOTICE CAREFULLY, AS THE NOTICE STAND
AS CAUTION BEFORE IT IS LATE. FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION, YOU MUST BE CONSCIOUS OF THIS PROJECT, AS WE WILL SOON
CONCLUDE THIS TRANSACTION WITH YOU, INCASE OF ANY E-MAILS, CALLS YOU
RECEIVES REGARDING YOUR FUND (YOUR ATM CARD), FROM ANY INDIVIDUALS CLAIMED
TO BE ONE OF THE OFFICIALS, OR E-MAILS, CALLS FROM ANY ORGANIZATION TO YOU,
SUCH MUST BE FORWARDED AT ONCE TO OUR OFFICE IMMEDIATELY BY E-MAIL.*

*ALSO, IT MIGHT COME TO YOU WITH DIFFERENT PROPOSALS WITH DIFFERENT NAMES
INCLUDING MY NAME ASKING YOU TO COME AND CLAIM YOUR ESTATE OR EVEN FUNDS
BELONGING TO YOU OR TO SOMEBODY YOU DO NOT KNOW, I URGE YOU TO IGNORE SUCH
E-MAILS OR CALLS, WHILE YOU FORWARD IT TO OUR OFFICE.*
**
*PLEASE YOU CAN ALSO CONTACT THE FEDERAL BUREAU INVESTIGATION FOR
CONFORMATION OF YOUR FUND. *
**
*FEDERAL BUREAU INVESTIGATION
ROBERT S. MUELLER DIRECTOR,FBI
E-MAIL: report@federalbureauinvestigation.net<http://us.mc521.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=report@federalbureauinvestigation.net>
*
*CALL ME ON MY DIRECT NUMBER +234-8032091736 OR EMAIL ME BACK AS SOON AS YOU
RECEIVE 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 (555) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD
CENTER.*
**
*I WAIT YOUR MAIL.*
* *
*[image: Minister]
MR. FRANK NWEKE
MINISTER FOR INFORMATION
AND NATIONAL ORIENTATION.
CELL PHONE:+234-8032091736.
EMAIL: **franknweke@ministerfor-info.org*<http://us.mc521.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?toanknweke@ministerfor-info.org>
*EMAIL: **minister-for-info@ministerfor-info.org*<http://us.mc521.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=minister-for-info@ministerfor-info.org>

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