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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: "ATM PAYMENT CENTER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <1234233@ipal.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 04:21:50 -0800
Subject: YOUR ATM CARD PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
OCEANIC BANK OF NIGERIA,
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.
NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENT BY ATM CARD
 
 
Attn:Beneficiary,
 
 
We hereby officially notifying you about the present arrangement to pay you your over due contract/inheritance fund through(ATM CARD)This arrangement was initiated/constituted by the World Bank and Paris Club, due to fraudulent activities going on within the African Region.
 
 
The World Bank, Paris Club and United Nations introduced this payment arrangement as to enable our contractors/inheritance beneficiary to receive their fund without any interference. the ATM CARD are powered by GOLD CARD WORLD WIDE.
 
 
Due to Laws that guides such payment in West Africa prior to the release of Foreign Contractors / Inheritance Entitlement; it has equally come to our knowledge that some Corrupt Officials all over United Nations Member Countries in West Africa are defrauding International Fund Beneficiary via this means.
 
 
This is the Primary reason why the United Nations Security Council has enacted Decree 21 Section (406) Paragraph (2) of (1987) as a way of curbing the menace this has caused to Member Countries in recent times.
 
 
Upon the receipt of this mail we are going to load your fund into the ATM CARD and send a scan copy of the card to you before we will proceed to dispatch the card directly to your nominated home address, so you absolutely have nothing to worry about all we need is your Prompt Response and Co-operation by Gods Grace we will have a successful Transaction in delivering of your ATM CARD to you. In View of this,you are advised to contact the Director (OBB,IRD,ATM) BALARABE, Mo-hammed for further information with the following contact as soon as you receive this message for further details.
 
 
Contact Person: BALARABE MOHAMMED
Emails: infocontact@iPal.com
 
 
Reconfirm the following information to him for Security reason.
 
 
1)YOUR FULL NAME
2)YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS.
3)YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER
4)YOUR PROFESSION.
 
 
Best regards,
SAGNA EMILE
General Manager - Transaction Banking.

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