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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: "Prof. Charles Soludo" <atmdepartmentcbn2@biz.by>
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:38:45 +0200
Subject: YOUR ATM


**
**
*THE PRESIDENCY*
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR .
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.


*ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY*
Leon Adkins

*THIS IS TO OFFICIALY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR CONTRACT
/INHERITANCE FILE AND FOUND OUT THAT THE REASON WHY YOU HAVE NOTRECEIVED
YOUR PAYMENT IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT FUFILLED 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 AND THE PRESIDNCY ALL YOUR ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE
RELEASE OF THE FUND TO YOU. WE WISH TO ADVICE YOU THAT SUCH AN ILEGAL 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 BY THE NEW PRESIDENT
UMARU MUSA YARDUA(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 TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS PER DAY,SO IF YOU LIKE TO
RECIEVE YOUR FUND THROUGH THIS WAY PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING US AND
ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS TO ME WHEN REPLYING SO THAT I CAN
FORWARD IT TO THE INTEGRATED PAYMENT DEPARTMENT FOR THE SENDING OF THE
CARD..

1.YOUR FULL NAME
2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER,
3. ADDRESS WHERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE
ATM CARD TO (P.O BOX NOT ACCEPTABLE)
4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION
5. A COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY CONTACT PERSON:

THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT $9.8Million, 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.EMAIL BACK AS SOON
AS YOU RECEIVE THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DIRECTION IN REGARDS OF
THIS CARD . PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED COPY OF YOUR ATM PAYMENT CARD WAITING
FOR SENDING . AS SOON AS YOU GET BACK TO ME
WE SHALL ARRANGE ON HOW TO SEND IT ACROSS TO YOU.*
*REGARDS,
[ PROF. CHARLES SOLUDO )
GOVERNOR CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA [CBN]
*
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Nigeria_coa.png>

* CBN DIRECTOR
May The Light Always Shine <http://shine.yahoo.com/> On Your Path,*
**
*REGARDS,
[ PROF. CHARLES SOLUDO )
*

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