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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: "YOUR ATM CARD" <atmcashcard3@klikni.cz>
Reply-To: atmswift01@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 06:57:00 +0200
Subject: YOUR ATM CASH CARD IS READY.....CONTACT US NOW!!!!


ZENITH ATM CASH CARD
IKEJA,LAGOS
OUR REF: PRS/COM/0650/IMP

THROUGH:

THE PRESIDENT,
NIGERIAN FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT (NFIU),
ASO ROCK VILLA,
ABUJA,
NIGERIA.

ATTN: BENEFICIARY,

YOUR SWIFT ATM CARD PAYMENT SYSTEM.

SEQUEL TO THE INAUGURATION OF A NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, A FUNDAMENTAL PARADIGM SHIFT WAS EFFECTED IN OUR
BANK'S STRATEGIC DIRECTION, ORIENTATION AND MODE OF OPERATION THEREBY TAKING
IT TO A NEXT LEVEL AND PLACING IT ON COURSE TO BECOMING A WORLD FIRST CLASS
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE INSTITUTION.

GOING BY THE SERIES OF PETITIONS RECEIVED FROM INTERNATIONAL BODIES, IT WAS
RESOLVED AND AGREED UPON THAT YOUR FOREIGN EXCHANGE CONTRACT/TRANSACT FUND
WOULD BE RELEASED ON A SPECIAL METHOD OF PAYMENT (SWIFT ATM CARD) WHICH IS
OPENED TO EUROPE, AMERICA AND ASIA PACIFIC AS DIRECTED BY HIS EXCELLENCY,
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, PRESIDENT UMAR MUSA YAR'ADUA.

THIS METHOD OF PAYMENT (AUTOMATIC - TELLER - MACHINE) IS DESIGNED BY THE
GOVERNMENT TO AVERT FRAUD PERPETRATION OR STOPPAGE OF FUND BY SOME AGENCIES
THROUGH DRUG CERTIFICATE OR OTHER CERTIFICATES. THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY
HAS BEEN MANDATED TO TAKE CHARGE OF THE ISSUANCE OF THE NEW SWIFT ATM CARD
AND WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR INHERITANCE/CONTRACT PAYMENT FILE ON MY
DESK HAS BEEN CLEARIFIED.

THIS SWIFT ATM CARD HAS A TOTAL SUM OF: THREE MILLION USDOLLARS
($3,000,000USD) IN IT AND WOULD BE ISSUED TO YOU UPON COMPLETION, AND
COMPLYING WITH THE BANK'S REQUIREMENTS. THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF MONEY ALLOWED
TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE SWIFT ATM CARD BY OUR BENEFICIARY IS TEN THOUSAND
USDOLLARS ($10,000 USD) PER DAY.

YOU DONT HAVE TO WORRY FOR ANYTHING AS THE TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE AND
SO, IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR SWIFT ATM CARD FUND THIS WAY, YOU ARE
REQUIRED TO FORWARD THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION BELOW AND ACCORDINGLY TO DR.
HARRY BRIMESTONE, MANAGER OF ZENITH BANK SWIFT CARD CENTRE AT:
drharrybrimestone@yahoo.co.uk

YOUR FULL NAMES:........................................
YOUR MEDIAN NAMES:..................................
YOUR NEXT OF KIN:........................................
YOUR DATE OF BIRTH:...................................
YOUR COUNTRY/CODE:..................................
YOUR HOME PHONE NUMBER:......................
YOUR CELL PHONE NUMBER:......................
YOUR OFFICE PHONE NUMBER:.......................
YOUR FAX NUMBERS:.......................................
YOUR OCCUPATION:......................................
YOUR CONTACT/DELIVERY ADDRESS:............
YOUR CODE OF CONDUCT:.............................

NOTE THAT UNDER OUR DATA PROTECTION ACT OF 2006, DETAILS OF THE INFORMATION
YOU HAVE FORWARDED TO US IS BEEN HELD BY THIS UNIT CONFIDENTIAL AND USED
ONLY TO INFORM YOU ON UPDATES.

THIS INFORMATION REQUIRED WOULD BE USED FOR THE CLARIFICATION OF YOUR
INFORMATION IN OUR FILE BEFORE THE ISSUANCE OF YOUR SWIFT ATM CARD.
YOUR SWIFT ATM CARD WILL BE SENT TO YOU VIA OUR FIRST CLASS COURIER SERVICE
TO YOUR CONTACT/DELIVERY ADDRESS GIVEN TO US.

SECURITY WARNING:::::: BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUE YOU OUR CODE OF
CONDUCT WHICH IS (ZNB/0650/908) AND SO YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE TO INDICATE THIS
CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTRE. WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

DR. HARRY BRIMESTONE.

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