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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:
- "atm card department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "ahmed.usman@live.com" (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.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- honoueaible_ministerfederation@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "DR. AHMEN USMAN"<ahmed.usman@live.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 11:38:20 +0100
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT VIA VISA ATM DEBIT CARD.
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
DR. AHMED USMAN
Director, Foreign Operations
ATM Card Department
Central Bank of Nigeria.
Email: ahmed.usman@live.com
YOUR PAYMENT VIA VISA ATM DEBIT CARD.
This is to officially inform you that ATM card number: 3774 2856 7847 9006 worth Two Million Five Hundred Thousand
($2.5 Million usd) has been credited in your favor in bid to compensate you on your contract payment since you are next
on our inheritance file for the second part of this fiscal Year 2010. The card center will send you an ATM CARD which you
can use to withdraw money in any ATM MACHINE worldwide.
You can only withdrawal sum of US$20,000.00 daily. And we are duly inter-switched and you can make withdrawal in any
location of the ATM Center of your choice/nearest to you.
Your personal Secret Pin Number is ATM- 7997. Contact the Honourable Minister of Finance via email:
(honoueaible_ministerfederation@yahoo.com) with the following for proper verification and claim processing: Call him
immediately for confirmation.+234-018959377
Full Name................
Delivery Address.........(p.o box not acceptable)
Country..................
Occupation...............
Phone Number.............
Fax Number...............
Age......................
NOTE: That you will be responsible for the payment required for the delivery of the ATM Card to your designated address
sum of 557 United States Dollars. The fee will be pay directly to the Office of Foreign Operations ATM Card Department.
You are also required to send to the verification officer/agent a means of Identification which should be a scan copy of
your Driver's License or International Passport for proper verification and authentication.
Regards
STATE INHERITANCE COMMITTEE
REGARDS,
DR AHMED USMAN
DIRECTOR
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