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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "contact the atm card center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
- "nka8039512742@gala.net" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: "ROBERT S. MUELLER" <cmd@bangla.net> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 04:36:55 +0600
Subject: Contact Dr.Nelson J Peterson

Federal Bureau of Investigation
Counter-terrorism Division and Cyber Crime Division
J. Edgar. Hoover Building Washington DC

Attention Beneficiary,

Records show that you are among one of the individuals who are yet to receive
their overdue payment from overseas which includes those of Lottery/Gambling,
Contract and Inheritance, Through our Fraud Monitory Unit we have also noticed
that over the past you have been transacting with some imposters and fraudsters
who have been impersonating the likes of Prof. Soludo of the Central Bank Of
Nigeria, Mr. Patrick Aziza, Frank, Anderson, none officials of Oceanic Bank,
Zenith Banks, Kelvin Young of HSBC, Ben of FedEx, Ibrahim Sule, Dr. Usman
Shamsuddeen and some imposters claiming to be from the IMF.

The Cyber Crime Division of the FBI and the EFCC has gathered information from
the Internet Crime Complaint Center (ICCC) formerly known as the Internet Fraud
Complaint Center (IFCC) of how some people have lost outrageous sums of money
to these imposters. As a result of this we hereby advise you to stop
communication with any one not referred to you by us.

We have negotiated with the Federal Ministry of Finance that your payment
totaling $1,100,000.00 will be released to you via a custom pin based ATM card
with a maximum withdrawal limit of $5,000 a day which is powered by Visa Card
and can be used anywhere in the world were you see a Visa Card Logo on the
Automatic Teller Machine (ATM). We have advised that this should be the only
way at which you are to receive your payment because it’s more guaranteed,
since over $5 billion was lost on fake cheque last year 2008.

We guarantee 100% receipt of your payment, because we have perfected everything
in regards to the release of your $1.1 million United States Dollars to be 100%
risk free and free from any hitches as it’s our duty to protect all citizens.
(This is as a result of the mandate from US Government to make sure all debts
owed to citizens of American which includes Inheritance, Contract, Gambling/
Lottery etc are been cleared for the betterment of the current economic status
of the nation and its citizens as he has always believed (“Our Time for Change
has come” because “Change can happen).

To redeem your fund you are hereby advised to contact the ATM Card Center via
email for their requirement to proceed and procure your Approval of Payment
Warrant and Endorsement of your ATM Release Order on your behalf which will
cost you $120.00 only nothing more and no hidden fees as everything else has
been taken care of by the Federal Government including taxes, custom paper and
clearance duty so all you will ever need to pay is $85.00 only.

Contact Information
Name: Dr.Nelson J Peterson
Email: nka8039512742@gala.net

Do contact Dr.Nelson J Peterson of the ATM Card Center via his contact details
above and furnish him with your details as listed below:

Your full Name:
Your Address:
Home/Cell Phone:
Occupation:
Age:

On contacting him with your details your files would be updated and he will be
sending you the payment information in which you will use in making payment of
$120.00 via Western Union Money Transfer for the procurement of your Approval
of Payment Warrant and Endorsement of your ATM Release Order. After which the
delivery of your ATM card will be effected to your designated home address
without any further delay, extra fee or any authority raising eyebrow.

Upon receipt of payment the delivery officer will ensure that your package is
sent within 24 working hours. Because we are so sure of everything we are
giving you a 100% money back guarantee if you do not receive your ATM CARD
Shipment Confirmation within the next 24hrs after you have made the payment for
shipping.

Once again we are so sure of you receiving your payment at no any other cost as
we have taking it upon our duty to monitor everything in other to cub cyber
crime that is perpetrated by those impostors.

Thanks and hope to read from you soon.

ROBERT S. MUELLER.
DIRECTOR
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535
FAX: 206-666-5283

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