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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: "henry okh" <davidbryan_50@ig.com.br>
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 03:08:24 -0700
Subject: ATM PAYMENT NOTIFICATION.david.bryan00@yahoo.com.hk


FROM THE DESK OF MR WILLIAM IBRU
DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
OCEANIC BANK OF NIGERIA PLC,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
Telephone: +234-8026237229.


Notification of payment by ATM Master Credit Card


Attn: Beneficiary,


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 Master Express Credit Card) This
arrangement was initiated/constituted by the World Bank and Paris Club,
due to fruadelent activities going on within the African Region.


The World Bank and Paris Club introduced this payment arrangement as to
enable our contractors/inheritance beneficiary to receive their fund
without any interfference. the ATM Master Express Credit Card was
contracted and powered by GOLD CARD WORLD WIDE.

Reconfirm the following information to us for Security reason.


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 fund into the
Master Express Credit Card and send a scan copy of the card to you
before we will proceed to despatch the card directly to your nominated
home addresss 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
successfull Transaction.


Contact the ATM CARD department


MR DAVID BRYAN
Email To Contact (david.bryan00@yahoo.com.hk)
TEL: +234-8026237229.

CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.


BEST REGARDS,

MR WILLIAM IBRU
DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
OCEANIC BANK OF NIGERIA PLC,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
Telephone: +234-8026237229.


CC: ALL FOREIGN INHERITTANCE FUNDS
CC:CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR
CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD]
CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA

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