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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: "Federal Payment Office Department Of Automatic Teller's Machine Card Unit" <atmpaymentoffice2007fgn@googlemail.com>
Reply-To: profrilwanubukolafgn@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:37:29 -0700
Subject: Please Contact Me Immediately Asap


*Payment Notification:
>From the desk of
Professor Rilwanu Bukola
Payment Supervicing Officer
Email; **profrilwanubukolafgn@hotmail.com*<profrilwanubukolafgn@hotmail.com>
*
Our Ref:- UBA/OHG/OXD1/2008
Your Ref .............
TELEX: UBA.
PAYMENT FILE: UBA/BEN/07.

This Message is highly confidential. It is intended for and only to the
knowledge of the addressee :

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL FRAUD SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL

Attn;Beneficiary,

Going by series of petition received from International Community on the way
some officials of some west African states are handling contract/inheritance
payment to foreign beneficiaries the Economic Community of West African
States (ECOWAS), the international monetary fund (IMF) and the world bank
has agreed to pay you and other beneficiaries through the Central Bank of
West Africa regional office.

It was generally agreed that a new method of payment completely different
from what is obtainable previously should be adopted for this payment to
avert fraud perpetration by officials that will handle the payment process.
After a long deliberations it was agreed unanimously that all beneficiaries
will receive part of their money through the Automated Teller Machine Card
payment method (ATM card).

Kindly and urgently provide us with the information listed below so that we
will commence work immediately on your file. Be informed that we need this
information from you so that we can compare what you will send to us with
what we have in your file to be sure we are dealing with the correct
beneficiary of the fund in question.

The verification of the information you will send to us with what we have in
your file here with us is very important to forestall any attempt by
impostors from claiming money that does not rightly belong to them.The
information we need from you before proceeding with you are as follow;
Your full Names:
Your Full Address:
Your Median Name:
Your Next of Kin Name:
Your date of Birth:
Your Direct telephone number:
Your fax number: None
Your present occupation.

This Information will also be used in opening of a bank account for you
through where the ATM card will be drawn from.The Department of
International Fraud Surveillance and Control. I am writing in respect to
your recent email communications with a known internet criminal located in
either Ivory Coast, Republic of Benin or Nigeria. A recent awarness of your
communication has been forwarded to my desk for immediate inquiry. Please
contact my office by email at your most urgent opportunity in order to
further discuss your email communications and determine if you are dealing
with a legitimate business person or a known criminal. I use my personal
email at all times in order to maintain the utmost confidentiality and
security.

After you have contacted us and described the nature of your business, we
will advise you of the legitimacy of the transaction you are contemplating
and will then instruct you to proceed or discontinue the business
immediately.

Please do not disregard this message! It is in your best interest to follow
the directions above exactly as instructed.

Reply strictly through this email address; **
profrilwanubukolafgn@hotmail.com* <profrilwanubukolafgn@hotmail.com>
*We expect a prompt response from you accordingly.

Sincerely at your service,
Professor Rilwanu Bukola
Payment Supervising Officer*

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