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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: "Cash Point" <atmpoint6@me.by>
Reply-To: mrduncan.hall@live.com
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:19:43 -0700
Subject: Notification of payment by ATM International Debit Card


Notification of payment by ATM International Debit Card

Attn: Beneficiary,

This is to acknowledge the receipt of Information received from the Nigeria
Home Inheritance Department and Ministry of Internal Affair on the 23rd of
May 2008. This was the result of inability to Claim your Funds valued
$8.3MillionUSD for the Past Contract you had with the Nigerian Government in
the years with respect to the Provision Section 17 of Decree 114 of the 1999
Constitution, I am directed to inform you that your Payment Verification and
Confirmations is correct, Therefore, we are happy to inform you that
Arrangements has been concluded to effect your Payment as soon as possible.

We hereby officially notifying you about the present arrangement to pay you,
your over due contract/inheritance fund which you could not complete the
process of the released of your transfer pin code through the Digitalized
Payment System. We have decided to pay your funds without any requested fee
but through (ATM International Debit Card) This arrangement was
initiated/constituted by the World Bank and Paris Club, due to fraudulent
activities going on within the African Region and in conjunction with the
Present Administration of Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, President and
Commander-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in
his Crusade Against Corruption in Nigeria with other African Leaders.

1) YOUR FULL NAME
2) YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS.
3) YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER
4) YOUR PROFESSION

Upon the receipt of this mail we are going to load your funds into the ATM
International Debit Card and you are required to provide to us your
nominated home address so you absolutely have nothing to worry about all we
need is your Prompt Response and Co-operation by Gods Grace we will have a
successful Transaction.

Contact the office of the ATM CARD department of OCEANIC BANK OF NIGERIA
PLC.

Dr Martins Nwosu
Contact Email: paymaster@brew-master.com
TEL: +234-803-823-1004
Code of Response (811).

Congratulations in advance.

Best Regards,
Mr. Duncan Hall.
Director, International Remittance
Foreign Operations Dept,
Oceanic Bank of Nigeria Plc,
Lagos Nigeria.

cc: All Foreign Inheritance Funds
cc: Central Bank Governor
cc: Board of Directors {FPD}
cc: Accountant General Of Nigeria

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