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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: "Dr Fiama Diggra Mshelia" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.james.hu2000@live.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 22:40:16 +0100
Subject: ATM International Credit Settlemen

ATM International Credit Settlement
Office Of The Director Of Operation
Office Of The Presidency


A very good day to you.

This is to officially notify you that we have demonstrated your contract inheritance file and found out that why you have not acknowledged your payment is because you have not fulfilled the obligations given to you in respect of your contract/inheritance payment.

If you wish to receive your payment since we have determined to bring a solution to your problem. right now we have arranged your payment through our swift card payment center Asia pacific, that is the latest instruction from Mr.President,Umaru Musa Yar'adua, President Federal Republic of Nigeria and Federal Ministry Of Finance.



This card center will send you an ATM card which you will use to withdraw your money in any ATM machine in any part of the world,but the maximum is one thousand five hundred dollars per day, so if you like to receive your fund this way please let us know by contacting the card payment center and also send the following information to her in order to proceed immediately:

1. Full name

2. Phone and fax number

3. address were you want them to send the ATM card to(p.o box not acceptable)

4. Your age and current occupation


Nevertheless, kindly find below the

contact person: Mr. James Hu, director of ATM payment department
email: mr.james.hu2000@live.com

The ATM card payment center has been mandated to issue out ($1,500,000.00) as part payment for the year 2009. Also for your information, you have to stop any further communication with any other person(s) or office(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your ATM payment. for oral discussion, i can be reached on or email me back as soon as you receive this important message for further direction and also update me on any development from the above mentioned office.note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (ATM-120) so you have to indicate this code when contacting the card center by using it as your subject.

Best Regards,

Dr Fiama Diggra Mshelia

Chief Auditor To The President

Federal Republic Of Nigeria

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