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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: "MR. SANUSI LAMIDO" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cbn.cbn1960@rediffmail.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2010 09:38:26 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION BENEFICIARY!!

 
Attention: Beneficiary,
 
I write to let you know that your payment file long Over Due has been verified here and we found out that the reason why you have not received your Contract Inheritance payment very long Over due is because you are still dealing with none Government officials in the bank here all your entire attempt to secure the release of your fund to you.
Well,i wish to advise you here that you must have to stop such an illegal act if you really want to receive your payment since we have bring a solution to your problem.
 
Right now we have arranged your payment through our swift card payment which is the latest instruction from the presidency 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 anywhere in the world, but the maximum is Fifteen Thousand,five hundred United States dollars per day.
So if you like to receive your fund in this way, please let us know by contacting the ATM payment department and also send the following information to them as listed below.
 
(1) Your Names In Full
(2) Phone/fax number and CellPhone
(3) Address were you want them to send the ATM card to (P.O box not
Acceptable)
(4) Your age and attach copy of your identification
(5) Bnak Name and Address
 
 
The ATM card Department has been Instructed by the Presidency here to issue out USD7.700,000.00 as part payment for this year 2010.
 
Also for your details, you have to put an end of any further contact in the respect of your fund.
 
Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is which is (C2010) so you have to indicate this code when contacting
 
Dr.Sanu L
director
 

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