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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: " MRS MARY EKEH" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <maryekeh001@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:46:29 +0100
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT IS READY....

ATM DEPARTMENT UNIT
FUND TRANSFER/VERIFICATION DEPARTMENT
REF-WBAR/SWISS/AD/VOL.2/2008.
FUND TRANSFER/VERIFICATION DEPARTMENT
REF-WBAR/SWISS/AD/VOL.2/2009
FROM THE DESK OF MRS MARY EKEH
HEAD OF FOREIGN OPERATION

ATTN: BENEFICIARY

With respect,i send my greetings. we, the entire members of the Federal
House of Senate, on behalf of the Federal Republic of Nigerian Government,
under the auspices of the civilian Head of State, President Umaru Musa
Yardua, including the British Prime Minister in conjunction with U.S.A
GOVERNMENT, UNITED NATION ORGANIZATION held a meeting last week
concerning
debt payment, both foreign and local contractors and some inheritance
funds. In that meeting we reach out that you have given this irrevocable
approval order with Release Code: GNC/3480/02/00 in your favor for your
contract entitlement/ payment with the UNITED NATIONS to your destination.

I wish to bring to your kind/urgent notice that we have received your
approved contractual part payment of your amount valued at USD$10.5M from
the Federal Government of Nigeria under the mandate of the Nigeria minting
of printing for an immediate payment to you.

Your name appeared in our payment schedule list of beneficiaries that will
receive their funds in this Second quarter payment of the year because we
only transfer fund twice in a year according to our banking regulation. We
apologize for the delay of your payment and please stop communicating with
any office now and attention to the appointed office below for you to
receive your payment accordingly.

Now your new Payment, United nation Approval No; UN5685P, White House
Approved No: WH44CV, Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632
Password No: 339331, Pin Code No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit
Payment No: 103, Released Code No: 0763; Immediate World Bank Telex
confirmation No: -1114433; Secret Code No: XXTN013.
Your fund is USD$22.7Million. Having received these vital payment numbers,
therefore you are qualified now to received and confirm your payment with
the World Bank African Region immediately within the next 168hrs.

We assure you that your payment will get to you as long as you follow my
directives and instructions. We have decided to give you a CODE, THE CODE
IS: 6006. Please, any time you receive a mail with the name MRS MARY
EKEH, check if there is CODE (606) if the code is not writing, please
delete the message from your box!

THE INTERSWITCH HAS APPROVED ATM CREDIT CARD FOR YOU TO RECEIVE
YOUR FUND?
ATM CREDIT CARD

(1) Your full name:Shirley A.Fisher
2) Address, city, state and country.133 Chateau Circle, Orrville, Ohio
United States x )
4) Company name (if any) position and addressNo Company
5) Profession, age and marital statusRetired 80yrs.old widowed
3) Phone: (330) 642-0481
If there any charges for this I cannot accept it as I have NO money

Choose your best option and have in mind that you must comply with the due
process.
You are welcome.

MRS MARY EKEH
Head of Foreign Operation
Federal Republic of Nigeria

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