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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: RICHARD SMITH <belovedassistance@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:55:40 -0400
Subject: ATM CARD PAYMENT FOR FUND BENEFICIARIES

 
THE PRESIDENCY
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
 
Aso Rock villa, Asokoro District, Abuja
ATM CARD PAYMENT FOR FUND BENEFICIARIES
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.
 
ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract/inheritance file and have found out that why you have not received your payment is because you have not fulfilled the obligations given to you in respect of your contract/inheritance payment.

You are hereby advised to stop dealing with some non-officials in the bank as this is anillegal act an d will have to stop if you so wish to receive your payment immediately. After the board meeting held at our headquarters, we have resolved in finding a solution to your problem, and as you may know, we have arranged your payment through our SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTRE in Europe, America and Asia Pacific, which is the instruction given by our president, Umaru Yar'Adua (GCFR) Federal Republic of Nigeria. This card centre will send you an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw your money in an ATM MACHINE in any part of the world, but the maximum is ($2,000.00) Two Thousand Us Dollars per day. So, if you like to receive your fund this way, please do let us know by forwarding the below details to: Prof. Peter Nzenwa, the CARD PAYMENT CENTRE on this email: (
peternzenwaa@yahoo.co.uk) and call him directly on 009 234 803 898 9537

(1) Your Full Name -
(2)Address -
(3)Phone And Fax Number -
(4) Age & Occupation -
(5) Your Total Fund to be received.

Instead of loosing your fund, please indicate to the Card Centre the total sum you are expecting and for your information you have stop any further communication with anybody or office. On this regards, do not hesitate to contact me for more details and direction, and also please do update me with any new development.

Thanks for your co-operation.

Note: Because of impostors, we hereby issue you with our code of conduct, which is (805) so you have to indicate this code when contacting this CARD CENTRE WE WISH TO ADVICE YOU THAT SUCH AN ILLEGAL ACTIONS HAS TO STOP IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT SINCE WE HAVE DECIDED TO BRING A SOLUTION TO YOUR PROBLEM.

Note that you are to take care of the Courier Shipment Fee and Customs Stamp Duty Fee
CONTACT PERSON:
 
PROF. PETER NZENWA
INTEGRATED PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
EMAIL, ( peternzenwaa@yahoo.co.uk
)
TELE PHONE: 009 234-8038989537
 
 

THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT $10,000,000.00 AS PART PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 2007. WHICH YOU ARE ADVICE TO CONTACT NOW THAT THE NEW ELECTED PRESIDENT HAS TAKEN OVER THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND, ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(s). THIS IS TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN FINALIZING YOUR PAYMENT.
 
CALL ME ON MY DIRECT NUMBER AS SOON AS YOU REPLY TO THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DIRECTION IN THIS REGARDS AND ALSO UPDATE ME ON ANY DEVELOPMENT FROM THE ABOVE MENTIONED OFFICE.
NOTE: THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS (805) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER.

GET BACK TO ME WITHIN 24HRS WITH THE REQUIRED INFORMATION.
YOU HAVE LESS THAN TWO WEEKS TO RECIEVE YOUR CARD AND YOU ADVISE STRICTLY TO STOP FURTHER CONTACTS WITH WHOEVER YOU ARE CONTACTING.
 
(MR . RICHARD SMITH)
CHIEF AUDITOR TO THE PRESIDENT
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
 
ATM CARD PAYMENT FOR FUND BENEFICIARIES

NOTE THAT YOU ARE TO SEND ALL REPLIES TO THE EMAIL ADDRESS IN BRACKET ( peternzenwaa@yahoo.co.uk
). THANK YOU>

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