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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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Fraud email example:

From: pvp <dr.john5a@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:01:24 +0800
Subject: ATTN:DR.JOHNSON ADAMS,Swift Credit Card Payment System


Swift Credit Card Payment System
Presidential Committee on Foreign Payments
Foreign Remittance Department


Good Day

However, Mr. Kofi Annan who is a Ghanaian citizen came home on the 1st January 2010 and set up this committee with sole aim of settling all these anomalies. The UNRC West Africa zone has its Annex office in Accra and I Dr Johnson Adams. was duly appointed chairman to oversee the delivery/handing over of consignment to it owners through this method.

It has come to our knowledge just yesterday morning when we took the security companies and diplomat in the KOTOKA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT unaware with the INTERPOL OFFICERS ATTACHED to this committee and recover beneficiary files which one is bearing your name and contacts with which we are reaching you. Note that so far so good we have satisfied sixteen of our clients, six of them in the United States , Three in Argentina, Two in France, One in Sweden and One in Fiji and Three in Switzerland .

So,going by series of petition received from International Body on the way your inheritance fund was handled by our correspondence office. After Extensive close door meeting with Board of Directors and other Stake holders in the Government,Subcommittees of the House of Assembly and the House of Rep, (UNRC), Republic of Ghana.

It was Resolved and Agreed upon that your inheritance Fund would be released on a special method of payment,which tag Name Reads SWIFT CREDIT CARD. This method of payment is designed by the Government to avert fraud perpetration or stoppage of fund by Some Agencies Either Through Anti-Terrorist Certificate or other certificates. This Swift Credit Card would be issued to you upon meeting with the Bank Requirement.

This office has been Mandated to take charge of the Issuance of the SWIFT CREDIT CARD .And that your inheritance payment file should be passed to my desk for clarification. Upon Certification that your file is ok ...This Office would direct you on how to receive your over due inheritance fund via SWIFT CREDIT CARD. The SWIFT CREDIT CARD would be delivered to you via Courier. In the light of this afore mentioned, you are required to furnish this office with the following information.

Your Name.charles matthews
Address.8904 pine lake drive louisville kentucky 40220
Madien Name. whitlow
Your Next of Kin and your date of Birth. wife shirley dob mar 12 1932
Your telephone number and fax. ph fax 502 491 1757
A front and back pages of your international passport or driving license.

This Information would be used in opening of an account here .It is from here that the ATM would be used in issuance of The SWIFT CREDITS CARD in your favor with the Credit card Number and all your information inserted into the card. I wil also send you my Information like my International Passport and my Bank Identitiy for you to know that you are dealing with the right person as soon as i recives all your information to avoid fraud.

Upon completion of this issuance of the Credit Card, It would be send to you via Courier to your residential Address. Urgently furnish this office with your Contact information in order to reconfirm if it's in line with the one contained in our payment data.

Be informed that your fund has been called back and it's now in a suspense Account here in Our Bank. A new Account has to be opened in your Name before the Swift Credit Card is issued. Waiting for an urgent response.

Yours Faithfully,
Dr Johnson Adams.
Swift Credit Card Payment System
Presidential Committee on Foreign Payments
Foreign Remittance Department

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