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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.JONES" <maryjonesatmcard2011@live.com>
Reply-To: <drjoneswaribi70@mail.mn>
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 23:22:12 +0100
Subject: RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT

This is to officially inform you that after our duly consultation between the WORLD BANK REPRESENTATIVE here in West African and MR Goodluck Jonathan the President Federal Republic of Nigeria over the none payment of the contract/inheritances owe by the Federal Government of Nigeria and we were able to verified your unclaimed Contract/Inheritance files and discovered reasons why you are yet to receive your payment.

It is because of irregularities and implications discovered on your payment file by our technical experts in respect to your unclaimed Contract /unclaimed Inheritance payment requirements which have just been duly rectified.

Meanwhile, we have been informed that you are still dealing with impostors and non-recommended officials in the Bank. Such acts must stop for security reasons if you wish to receive your payment.Since we have decided to bring a solution to your problem, right now we have arranged your payment through our ATM CARD as directed by the president, Goodluck Jonathan (GCFR) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.


Below is the ATM CARD Payment arrangement. The Swift Card center will send you an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw your money from any ATM machine/pay point center in any part of the world, but the maximum is Ten thousand dollars per day.

An ATM Swift Card could also be customized and personalized to your withdrawal amount specification not exceeding US$10,000.00 only.Per day by the
ATM Swift Card Center base on your request, but this is very optional.

1) Your Full Name:
2) Your Current Postal Address:
3) Your Phone, Fax and Mobile phone numbers:
4) Your Occupation
5) Your Age:
6) Your COPY OF YOUR INT'L PASSPORT/DRIVERS LICENSE.

You are warned, on your own interest; stop any further communication with any institution or office claiming to have relevance to the payment of your Contract sum Inheritance Fund out side this office.

Note: To avoid impersonation, you are hereby issued a code of conduct reference number,which is wbn/atmscxx0x5x9x5x08. You must have to indicate
this code when contacting the card center.

Yours faithfully,

Dr.JONES WARIBI

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