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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: bloominglushben@aol.com
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 12:12:19 -0400
Subject: ATM CARD PAYMENT FOR FUND BENEFICIARIES

OFFICE OF THE SENATE HOUSE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
(RESOLUTION PANEL ON CONTRACT/INHERITANCE
PAYMENT)
IKOYI-LAGOS NIGERIA

ATM CARD PAYMENT FOR FUND BENEFICIARIES
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
FIRSTBANK OF NIGERIA.
ATTENTION BENEFICIARY:
kolapomrlawson@gmail.com

THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE
VERIFIED YOUR CONTRACT /INHERITANCE FILE AND
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.

SECONDLY WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE
STILL DEALING WITH THE NONE OFFICIALS IN THE
BANK ALL YOUR ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF
THE FUND TO YOU. WE WISH TO ADVICE YOU THAT SUCH
AN ILLEGAL ACT LIKE THIS HAVE TO STOP IF YOU
WISHES TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT SINCE WE HAVE
DECIDED TO BRING A SOLUTION TO YOUR PROBLEM.

RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH
OUR SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC, THAT
IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION BY THE PRESIDENT
ALHAJI UMARU YAR'ADUA WHO WAS ELECTED IN ON THE
29TH MAY 2007 (GCFR) FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
NIGERIA.

THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH
YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM
MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, BUT THE
MAXIMUM IS TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER
DAY, SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND THIS
WAY PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING THE CARD
PAYMENT CENTER AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION:

1.YOUR FULL NAME
2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER,
3. ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM
CARD
4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION
5. A COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY ATTACHED TO E-MAIL
6,AND YOUR BANKING INFORMATION
CONTACT PERSON:

MR LAWSON KOLAPO INTEGRATED PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
EMAIL,kolapomrlawson@gmail.com
TELE PHONE +234-80-32 63 54 03


THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO
ISSUE OUT $8,300,000.00 AS PART PAYMENT FOR THIS
FISCAL YEAR 2008. 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 +234-80-32635403 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 (118)
SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN
CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER.
(MR. SADIQ ALMAN)
CHIEF AUDITOR TO THE PRESIDENT
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
ATM CARD PAYMENT FOR FUND BENEFICIARIES,
Mr. Lawson Kolapo
International Settlement Dept.
FIRSTBank Nigeria
Mobile: +234-80-32635403
Email: kolapomrlawson@gmail.com


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