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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: "IIRS ACCOUNTS" <accounts@iirs.gov.in>
Reply-To: walter11112@skymail.mn
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2011 17:01:45 +0630
Subject: Attention: ATM RECEIVER

Attention: ATM RECEIVER

I wish to use this medium to inform you that you’re

CONTRACT/INHERITANCE Payment of USD$800,000.00 (Eight Hundred thousand United States
Dollars) from CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA have been RELEASED and APPROVED for onward
Transfer to you via an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw all the USD$800,000.00 in
any ATM SERVICE MACHINE in any part of the world, But the maximum you can withdraw in a
day is USD$10,000.00 only

We have mandated AFRICAN CONTINENTAL BANK PLC, to send you the ATM CARD and PIN NUMBER
which you will use to withdraw all your USD$800,000 Dollars in any ATM SERVICE MACHINE
in any part of the world, but the maximum you can withdraw in a day is USD$10,000.00 only.

You are therefore advice to contact the Head of ATM CARD Department of AFRICAN
CONTINENTAL BANK PLC

Contact Person: Mr.Walter
Office email address: walter11112@skymail.mn

Tell Mr.Walter, that you received a message from the CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA Instructing
him to send you the ATM CARD and PIN NUMBER Which you will use to withdraw your
USD$800,000 Dollars in any ATM SERVICE MACHINE in any part of the world also sends him
your direct phone Number and contact address where you want him to send the ATM CARD and
PIN NUMBER to you.

We are very sorry for the plight you have gone through in the past Years. Thanks for
adhering to this instruction and once again accept our Congratulations.

Best Regards

Dr Sanusi Lamido
Executive Governor,
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)

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