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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: "DR. MRS.LINDA KWAME" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <chris_bernard1000@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2009 13:10:57 +0100
Subject: RE:INTERCONTINENTAL BANK NIG PLC


ATM CARD PAYMENT FUND
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT INTERCONTINENTAL BANK NIG PLC.
Our Ref: IBN/IRD/IBN/021/009
Swift Code: GPZ KBL PS,

CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT NOTIFICATION WITH S/G:INTERSXNIG45/ NGI-IBN /NG-MKT/
MIN/009.

SIR,

I AM DR. MRS.LINDA KWAME, NATIONAL SPECIAL ADVISER TO PRESIDENT PRESIDENT UMARU MUSA YARADUA,
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AND DIRECTOR OF ALL FOREIGN CONTRACT PAYMENT , THIS IS TO
OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FILE AND FOUND OUT
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 THIS
BANK, ALL YOUR ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF THE FUND TO YOU. WE WISH TO ADVISE YOU THAT
SUCH AN ILLEGAL ACT LIKE THIS HAS TO STOP IF YOU WISH 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 IN INTERCONTINENTAL
NIG PLC, THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION BY THE PRESIDENT UMARU MUSA YARADUA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
NIGERIA.THIS CARD CENTER PAYMENT UNIT WILL SEND YOU AN ATM VISA GOLD CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO
WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, BUT THE WITHDRAWAL MAXIMUM IS
TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS PER DAY, SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND THIS WAY PLEASE CONTACT
THE CARD PAYMENT CENTER AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO HIM:

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

CONTACT PERSON:
DR.CHRIS BERNARD.
INTEGRATED PAYMENT CENTRE
INTERCONTINENTAL BANK NIG PLC
EMAIL:CONTACT:chris_bernard1000@yahoo.co.jp

THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT $5.500.000.00 AS PART PAYMENT FOR
THIS FISCAL YEAR 2009. ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMINUCATION
WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(s). THIS IS TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN FINALIZING YOUR PAYMENT.

CALL DR.BANK ANTHONY OR EMAIL HIM BACK AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR FURTHER
DIRECTION IN THIS REGARDS AND ALSO UPDATE HIM ON ANY DEVELOPMENT FROM THE ABOVE MENTIONED OFFICE.

NOTE:BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS (WWO-2009) SO YOU
HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER.

DR. MRS.LINDA KWAME
NATIONAL SPECIAL ADVISER
ON DEBTS SETTLEMENT.
EMAIL:mrslindakwame@yahoo.co.jp

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