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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: "DR STEVE LAR" <drstevelar@nonifamily.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:05:36 +0530 (IST)
Subject: THE STATUS OF YOUR FUNDS/ Ref: CBN/OHG/00X09/2008 /CONTACT CHEN








FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY IN CONJUCTION WITH GLOBAL TRANSACTION BANKING/ATM
CARD ASIA.
Website: http://www.nigeria.gov.ng/
Ref: CBN/OHG/00X09/2008.
PH 2348083733327

FROM DESK OF: STEVE LAR (DIRECTOR GENERAL DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE.
On behalf: PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA (GCFR)

Attention Beneficiary,

This is to acknowledge your information in our file here in the office
of the presidency.At this point may it be on record that we are not asking
you for any payment rather what we are doing is to Pay the rightful
beneficiary of a certain fund floating in CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA data
base.These are funds that originated from Nigeria ( Ie Bequest,Inheritance,
Contractual Payment,Etc).

As you are well informed all funds from Nigeria must pass through the
Central Bank of Nigeria financial data base to their final Financial
institute or Bank.The reason being to avoid some financial improprieties
being perpetuated by fraud star within the banking industry in making
it difficult for genuine beneficiaries to get their funds within the
stipulated time frame.

In view of these development.The president of Nigeria ,UMAR MUSA YA ADUA
has approved the sum of US$18,5,000.00 of your CONTRACT/INHERITANCE
Payment of US$18,5,000.00 (EIGHTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS). The presidency have RELEASED and APPROVED the above
sum
as part payment for onward transfer to you via an ATM CARD which you
will
use to withdraw all the US$18,5,000.00 in any ATM SERVICE MACHINE in
any
part of the world, but the maximum you can withdraw in a day is US$4,500.00
Only We have mandated Asian Card Center China, to send you the ATM CARD
and
PIN NUMBER which you will use to withdraw all your (EIGHTEEN MILLION
FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES ONLY in any ATM SERVICE MACHINE in any
part of the world, but the maximum you can withdraw in a day is US$4,500.00
Only.

You are therefore advice to contact the Head, Global Transactional Banking/
ATM CARD Department of ASIAN PAYMENT CARD REGIONAL OFFICE;

Contact Person: Mr. Kevin Chen
Email : kevin.checn@gmail.com

Tell .Mr. Kevin Chen, that you received a message from the director General
Debt Payment Office of The federation. Instructing him to send you the
ATM CARD and PIN NUMBER which you will use to withdraw your US$18,5,000.00
in any ATM SERVICE MACHINE in any part of the world, also send him your
direct phone number and contact address where you want him to send the
ATM
CARD and PIN NUMBER to you.

We are very sorry for the plight you have gone through in the past years.
Thanks for adhering to this instruction and once again accept our
congratulations.
Yours faithfully,

DR.STEVE LAR (DIRECTOR GENERAL DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE),
Drector General Debt Payment Office of The federation.
On behalf: PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA (GCFR)

Warning:
This communique is from the PRESIDENTIAL BOARD OF TRUSTEE ON CONTRACT
PAYMENT upon the advice of the Presidential adviser on Contract are
Advised to adhere strictly to directive. Any fund beneficiary who Ignores
Instruction will be doing so at his own risk and should not blame the
Federal Government Of Nigeria for non-payment of their contract
Funds. Website: http://www.nigeria.gov.ng/











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