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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: "FBI Director Robert S.Mueller III." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrterryhill@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:18:24 +0100
Subject: RE: ATM SWIFT CARD...........!

Anti-Terrorist And Monitory Crime Division.
Federal Bureau Of Investigation.
J.Edgar.Hoover Building Washington Dc
Tel Phone: +203-413-1780
Lagos eko Express way,Nigeria
Tel Phone: +234 708 762 2208



Attn: Beneficiary ,



This is to Officially inform you that it has come to our notice and we have thoroughly Investigated with the help of our Intelligence Monitoring Network System that you are having an illegal Transaction with Impostors claiming to be Prof. Charles C. Soludo of the Central Bank Of Nigeria, Mr. Patrick Aziza, Mr Frank Nweke, none officials of Oceanic Bank, Zenith Banks, kelvin Young of HSBC, Ben of Fedex,Ibrahim Sule,Larry Christopher,Usman, Morgan , Virus the Scammers are impostors claiming to be the Federal Bureau Of Investigation. During our Investigation, we noticed that the reason why you have not received your payment is because you have not fulfilled your Financial Obligation given to you in respect of your Contract/Inheritance Payment.


Therefore, we have contacted the Federal Ministry Of Finance on your behalf and they have brought a solution to your problem by cordinating your payment in total USD11,000.000.00 in an ATM CARD which you can use to withdraw money from any ATM MACHINE CENTER anywhere in the world with a maximum of USD4000 to USD2000 United States Dollars daily. You now have the lawful right to claim your fund in an ATM CARD.


Since the Federal Bureau of Investigation is involved in this transaction, you have to be rest assured for this is 100% risk free it is our duty to protect the American Citizens. All I want you to do is to contact the ATM CARD CENTER via email for their requirements to proceed and procure your Approval Slip on your behalf which will cost you 160.00USD only and note that your Approval Slip which contains details of the agent who will process your transaction.


CONTACT INFORMATION
NAME: MR.TERRY HILL
EMAIL: mrterryhill@yahoo.cn
PHONE: +234 708 762 2208

Do contact MR.TERRY HILL of the ATM CARD CENTRE with your details:


Full Name:
Address:
Tel Phone/Fax:
Country:
Occuption:
Your Bank Name:



So your files would be updated after which he will send the payment informations which you'll use in making payment of 160.00USD via Western Union Money Transfer or Money Gram Transfer for the procurement of your Approval Slip after which the delivery of your ATM CARD will be effected to your designated home address without any further delay.


PAYMENT INFORMATION: You are advise to send the fees to Alex Williams, with the below information Via Western Union or Any Money Gram Office close to you.


Name: Alex Williams
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Amount: 160USD
Test Question: How are You
Answer: Fine


Send the Below information to me:


Sender's Name:
Sender's Address:
MTCN Number:


Dearest, once payment is made with the above information,endeavor to send me the Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN) Sender's name and address for collection.Then your fund can be release and send to your given Address with out any further delay.

We order you get back to this office after you have contacted the ATM SWIFT CARD CENTER and we do await your response so we can move on with our Investigation and make sure your ATM SWIFT CARD gets to you.


Thanks and hope to read from you soon.


FBI Director Robert S.Mueller III.



Note: Do disregard any email you get from any impostors or offices claiming to be in possesion of your ATM CARD, you are hereby adviced only to be in contact with MR.TERRY HILL of the ATM CARD CENTRE who is the rightful person to deal with in regards to your ATM CARD PAYMENT and forward any emails you get from impostors to this office so we could act upon and commence investigation.

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