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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 DEPARTMENT FINANCIAL BANK <interl.departm2@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 14:43:15 +0400
Subject: DO WE PAY =?UTF-8?Q?THEM=3F?=

ATTENTION Please,

I am Mr Mr. Williams Peter, General manager to the ATM Payment Department.
The attached picture was taken in my office where i was serving
verification documents to the White men Mr Gabriel Evans and Mr Alan Mills
who stormed my office in bank of the Black Gentleman (on white African
attire). the black man Mr Fred Johnson claimed to be your representative
and the supervisory Engineer that supervised and certified your ATM CARD
execution that was shifted from the previous Paying Institute to the ATM
Payment department (OUR DEPARTMENT ) because of their inability to have
paid it at the agreed time.

They said that you were dead and before your death, you appointed them as
the next of kin to your contract/inherited fund presently under our custody
these two whitemen and the black gentleman quickly applied that your
Inherited fund should be presented to them at the spot.

The Official responsible for the presentation of consignment quickly
granted approvals to their application and packaged the fund for them to go
with it When the Atm Payment Department Debit Note was submitted to my desk
for final Approvals before forwarding it to them for endoresment, I noticed
that there are discrepancies as there was no evidence of authorisation
letter from you for the change of beneficiary. I urgently summoned The
Official responsible for the presentation of the ATM Card and every
documents and directed him to stop the movement of the funds and at the
same time placed a stop order instruction on the funds pending when your
views and comments are received with regards to this matter.

Please study the attached photograph and call me urgently for your
comments which will be highly appreciated, but we will not hesitate to
continue the payment transmission to them if no response comes from you.
and you are advice to send the requested charges of $37 dollars today so
that we can obtain the affidevit of onwership on your behalf.we can send
you your Atm-Card as soon as possible, we want you to know that our bank is
willing to help you at this point only as soon as you can comply by today
and i promise that your Atm card will be at your door step by today without
any further delay again. Please you are advice to comply as soon as
possible so that you can get your Atm card before today runs out.

I want you to know that there is no tim to waist you have to understand
and send the requested fee of $37 dollars to obtain the affidevit of
onwership
without any delay so that your Atm card will be at your Door step within
today. I want to give you your PIN number: 0411, when you are sending the
information to pickup the money, you are advice to send the PIN number:
0411, with your home address were you want to receive your Atm card and
direct telephone number. Send the money via western union or money gram
with this informations.

Sender's Name:..........
Receiver's Name: Sampson Akushie
Text Question: What for?
Answer: Final
Country:--- Benin Republic
City:-- Cotonou
MTCN:................
Amount: $37 dollars

As soon as you send the money today, please you have to call me or you
email me the MTCN, immediately as your silence will be a clear indication
that you authorised them to effect the above changes .

SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION :

1. FULL NAME
2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
3. YOUR ADDRESS
4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION
5. A COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION

Please I will be waiting for your reply now so that we can finalize every
things by today.without you dont send this fee to provide you the Affidavit
of Ownership Certificate for the releasement of your package today, you
may loose your Atm card if you dont send this money by today. so please
note that this fee is the total fee that you have to send to receive your
card before the next 24hours.

Waiting to hear from you soon.
Regards,
Mr. Williams Peter.
General Manager,

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