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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: "FEDERAL RESERVED BANK OF AMERICA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rev.sam.anderson@live.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:05:09 -0800
Subject: CONGRATULATION1 YOUR PAYMENT IS READY FOR ITS IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOW TO ENABLE GET IT BEFORE CHRISTMAX & NEW-YEAR CELEBRATION!!! PLEASE VIEW THIS MESSAGE URGENTLY FOR MORE DETAILS.

FROM THE DESK OF HONORABLE: PAY-MASTER GENERAL
FEDERAL RESERVED BANK OF AMERICA (FRBA) & UN
(RE-UNION) HEAD BANKING DIRECTORATE UNIT
AMERICA/EUROPEAN/AFRICA COORDINATE OFFICE
ON FOREIGN YET UNCLAIMED CONTRACT FUNDS
E-MAIL: rev.sam.anderson@live.com
Visit Our website:http://www.un.int/nigeria/

Attention: Dear Beneficiary,

SUB:AUTHORIZATION OF YOUR OUTSTANDING PAYMENT OWE YOU VALUED USD $7.5 MILLION ONLY
HAS BEEN APPROVED IN YOUR FAVOUR TO BE RELEASE TO VIA AN ATM SMART DEBIT CARD.

CONGRATULATION! CONGRATULATION !! CONGRATULATION !!!



This is urgently inform you that your contract inheritance award winning payment entitlement belonging to you has been approve irrevocably today by the Federal Reserved Bank Of American (FRBA) inconjunction with the assistance of the FBI, IMF as well as the concerned highest authorities of the world who has come together as one (Re-union) office in charge of the irrevocable and immediate release of the contract inheritance payment enetitlement owe you via a SWIFT "X" CHANGE PLATINUM ATM VISA DEBIT CARD in your full name as the sole beneficiary and will be delivered to your office or residential billing address of your choice to you in less than (24/48) hours immediately you respond to this mail that you are ready and willing to receive your payment now that has been long delayed un-neccessary to enable this executive office incharge of the release of your claim facilitate the immediate and expresss despacth of your ATM CARD to you before the upcoming Christmax & New-Year fest
ive celebration which is just at



I was handed over your SWIFT "X" CHANGE Platinum Atm Visa Debit Card, today since your name, e-mail id and other relevant personal informations belonging to you that makes you the beneficiary of this payment entitlement are still reflecting in our central data base system as an unclaimed contract inheritance fund in your favor, though you have been contacted series of times via email by some unknown offices, banks and individuals who attempted to assist you as of then to transfer or deliver this payment to you via other means which failed during the processing of the release of your fund due to the fact that they do not comply to the laid down rules & regulations governing the legitimate release of your payment to you which is the major reason why our office has today REVOKED back your payment and it is now RE-APPROVED irrevocably by the highest authorities of this organization to be delivered to you via an ATM Debit Card been our new and most secured method of payment we use
now to pay off all outstanding f

Purpusant to the successful arragenment made so far in your favour which has automatically qualified you as the sole beneficiary of this contract inheritance payment. I want you to note categorically that the present ruling Government of the United States monitoring and approving all yet unpaid foerign payment directorate of the Federal Reserved Bank of America (FRBA) has just instructed the First Banco International Bank (FBI) banking service today been our apex bank, to carry out effectively your payment through Approved Allocation Reserved Account by issuing to you a SWIFT "X" CHANGE PLATINUM ATM VISA DEBIT CARD in your favour which is the very reason why i'm contacting you now to let you know of the successful arrangement.

Once again congratulation in advance, and also note that your Platinum ATM Visa Debit Card is now ready for its immediate despacth to you before Christmax & New Year festive holiday celebration so be advise to comply to our express delivery procedures which you are to follow accordingly to enable you receive your ATM Visa Debit Card payment prizes winning legitimately as the true beneficiary/owner of the funds owe you immediately we receive the dilvery token express delivery charges fee of just USD $84.00 only from you today to enable this office activate your PLATINUM "ATM" VISA DEBIT CARD for you so that you can start making use of it immediately you receive it in less than (24/48 hours) from the day we receive the token delivery fee from you as the sole beneficiary of this contract inheritance award winning payment enetitlement owe you so ensure that you send to send the express despacth fee of just USD $84.00 only for your PLATINUM "ATM" VISA DEBIT CARD worth of (USD $7.5
) Seven Million Five Hundered Uni

Please view details of your the card as programed in your favour as follows and you must email the following ATM details to our asigned agent:-

Account Number: 4355560100998950
Valid From: 14/2009
Expires End: 10/2010
ATM Non Banking Ref Number: at the back of the card: V8146T-2Y5
The "3" digits ATM Number at the back of the card "712"

The Access Secret Pin Code is not available yet because you have not been able to comply fully to the attached delivery terms/conditions which is what is delaying this executive office to commence the immediate delivery of your ATM card to you.

For more clearification on how this work smoothly, You can visit the following website (www.fedex.com/ng) and enter your 12 digit tracking number: 863561094418, to find out a payment beneficiary like you who we just paid off from Germany and he has also received his payment via this same payment method through our newly Platinum Atm Visa Debit Card we are about using to you now to pay you your own payment within (24/48 hours) immediately we hear from you so that you also receive your fund owe you via the same ATM PLATINUM CARD before the upcoming Christmax & New-Year festive holiday for the final and immediate disbursement of your delayed payment owe you and your new ATM platinum card will be delivered to expressly upon your willing compliacies to oblige to our delivery service payment terms/conditions before Christmax & New year holiday.

Note that its your own responsibility as the owner of this payment owe you which makes you the bonafide beneficiary to take total responsibility of paying the token express delivery charges/fee to enable this office activate your Platinum Atm Smart Debit Card so that we can release your (Secret Access Pin Code) you required to have in your possesion before the original copy of your Platinum Atm Smart Debit Card will be delivered to you through the FedEx express delivery service, as you have 100% privilege to cash a minimum of US$5000.00 to US$10,000.00 on daily bases in any Automate Teller Machine (ATM) within your city and all over the global world, so be rest assured that we have concluded every neccessary arrangement on how your Platinum Atm Visa Debit Card we be delivered to your home before christmas.

As soon as I hear from you, I will scan you a certified copy of your Platinum Atm Visa Debit Card and attach it to you for
self view make sure you effect the send the required token express delivery charges fee to this honorable office incharge.

I look forward to your speed reponse by calling the assigned agent for more/proper guidelines on what to do to receive your approved/issued ATM Card due to the limited time frame given to us for the express delivery of your card to you before Christmas & New Year holiday celebration.

Thank you for your anticipated understanding and mutual cooperation.

Yours faithfully,
REV. SAM ANDERSON (PAY-MASTER GENERAL)
ATM CARD DESPACTH & OPERATION MANAGER
FEDERAL RESERVED BANK OF AMERICA (FRBA)
(RE-UNION) HEAD BANKING DIRECTORATE
AMERICA/EUROPEAN/AFRICA COORDINATE OFFICE
ON FOREIGN YET UNCLAIMED CONTRACT PAYMENTS
E-MAIL: rev.sam.anderson@live.com


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