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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: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?SENATE_PRESIDENT?=" <infor.fgn@aliceadsl.fr>
Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2008 18:27:46 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?PAYMENT_VIA_ATM_CARD?=


OFFICE OF THE SENATE HOUSE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
(RESOLUTION PANEL ON CONTRACT PAYMENT)
IKOYI-LAGOS NIGERIA
Ref: Payment/notification/2008

Attn: ATM Card Fund Beneficiary

NOTIFICATION OF READINESS OF PAYMENT OF YOUR INHERITANCE FUND OF($4.6
MILLION) BY INTERNATIONAL ATM CARD.This is to inform you that your payment entitlement of has been fully withdrawn from the Remittance Department of the Central Bank After several complains from Foreign beneficiaries through the Attorney General of the Federation, the High commission in the UK and also the United Nations Secretary General. This funds where yesterday returned to the Federal Ministry of Finance reserve account with the Central Bank of Nigeria.

This Is To Officially Inform You about our recent agreement with the Federal Government of Nigeria to handle all their foriegn contract payments. based on this development We Have Verified Your Contract/Inheritance File And Discovered Reasons Why You Are Yet To Receive Your Payment. It Is Because Of Irregularities And Complications Discovered On Your Payment File By Our Technical Experts In Respect To Your Contract /Inheritance Payment Requirements Which Have Just Been Duly Rectified.

However, We Have Been Informed by our intelligent monitory unit to stop any further dealings With Impostors And Non Recommended Officials In The Bank.. Such Acts Must Stop For Security Reasons. If You Wish To receive Your Payment in time and accordingly,Since We Have Decided To Bring A Solution To Your Problem, Right Now We Have Arranged Your Payment Through Our ATM INTERSWITCH MASTER CARD Payment Center Of INTEGRATED PAYMENT DEPARTMENT. That Is The Latest Instruction By Our President MR. PRESIDENT, ALAHAJI UMAR YAR'ADUA MUSA (GCFR) Federal Republic Of Nigeria. The federal ministry of finance
andInternational monetary fund(IMF).
Below Is The Arrangements ;

After a just concluded meeting amongst the Federal House of Senator, I Senator Charles Kuramo under the new Government of President Umaru Yar'Adua inconjunction with the just concluded meeting by the Former President of United States and Great Britain, has been appointed to head this federal Board in regards to the settlement of your entitlement upon it return back to the Government purse with the central Bank of Nigeria. Because of so many International Banking rules unfavorable to 3rd world countries like Nigeria in regards to transfer of large amount of monies, the federal Republic of Nigeria via the federal Government has decided to settle all foreign payment by the issuance of an International Valid ATM INTERSWITCH MASTER CARD from a reliable Bank here in Nigeria.

This would allow and enable all beneficiaries to access there ATM INTERSWITCH MASTER CARD from any ATM machine in any part of the world. As soon as the below information is secured from you, it would be passed to the appointed bank to issue an International ATM INTERSWITCH MASTER CARD in your favor and it would be sent to you via a Courier Company for delivery. The below information is required from you,

(1)Full Name:...................
(2)Address:....................
(3)Phone Number:................
(4) Your Occupation/Position
(5) Your EMAIL ADDRESS:.........

CONTACT INTEGRATED PAYMENT DEPARTMENT WITH THE DETAILS BELOW:
Contact Name: Rev. Joseph Johnson
Email: atmcarddepartment@post.ro
TELEPHONE: +234-802-0806

This information is to be made available immediately so that your ATM
INTERSWITCH MASTER CARD canbe issued under the provided name and also delivered to the provided address. You will be sent a copy of the international ATM INTERSWITCH MASTER CARD by email attachment as soon as it is issued and also before it is dispatched.

NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS (ATM-1014) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.

You should henceforth STOP further dealings with any group of person's who pose themselves as people incharge of your FUNDS be warned to avoid delay in receiving your payment.

Regards,

SENATE PRESIDENT MR DAVID MARK
HONORABLE SENATOR FOREIGN PAYMENT
SETTLEMENT BOARD HOUSE OF SENATE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA


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