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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: "BARR. YUSUF UBANWA" <mr.yusufmusa565@gmail.com>
Reply-To: atm.department01@w.cn
Date: Sat, 28 May 2011 13:29:00 +0300 (EEST)
Subject: ATM CARD PAYMENT NOTIFICATION FOR YOU VERY URGENT

(ATM CARD PAYMENT NOTIFICATION)
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATION
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT,
E. BANK PLC. BENIN REPULIB.

ATTENTION: HONOURABLE BENEFICIARY.

THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR CONTRACT
/INHERITANCE FILE AND FOUND OUT THAT WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR
PAYMENT IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT FUFILLED THE OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO YOU IN
RESPECT OF YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT.

RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH OUR SWIFT CARD PAYMENT
CENTER ASIA PACIFIC, THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION FROM OUR GOVERMENT.
REMENBER THAT YOU SHOULD PAY REACTIVATION FEE OF $200.00, ONLY AND IT IS
FOR THE REACTIVATION OF YOUR CARD AGAINST ITS EXPIRY BEFORE THE DELIVERY
IS MADE.

THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM VISA CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO
WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, BUT THE
MAXIMUM IS TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS PER DAY, SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECIEVE YOUR
FUND THIS WAY PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING THE CARD PAYMENT CENTER AND
ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

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
5.A COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION

HOWEVER, KINDLY FIND BELOW THE CONTACT PERSON:

MR. PETER E. ANDERSON.
DIRECTOR, ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
ECO BANK PLC. BENIN.
EMAIL: atm.department01@w.cn
TELE: +229-98256861

THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT
$1,500,000.00USD AS FIRST PART QUATER PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 2011.
ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION, YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMINUCATION WITH
ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE (s) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR
ATM PAYMENT.

FOR ORAL DISCUSSION, 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-811) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE
CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.

EMAIL ME BACK ON: (mr.yusufmusa565@gmail.com)

REGARDS,

BARR. YUSUF UBANWA.





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