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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.JAMES PHILIP <hr@mail.yamoffice.yam.com>
Reply-To: <swiftcard@superposta.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2011 17:41:53 +0200
Subject: URGENT CONTACT AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK FOR YOUR $15 MILLIONS US DOLLARS

ATM INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATION
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK.

ATTENTION,

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

SECONDLY, WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE STILL DEALING WITH THE NONE OFFICIALS IN THE BANK, ALL YOUR ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF THE FUND TO YOU. WE WISH TO ADVISE YOU THAT SUCH AN ILLEGAL ACT LIKE THIS HAVE TO STOP 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 SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC, THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION FROM MR. PRESIDENT,DR. YAYI BONI.

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 RECEIVE YOUR FUND THIS WAY PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING THE CARD PAYMENT CENTER AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO HIM IN ORDER TO PROCEED IMMEDIATELY:

YOUR FULL NAMES:________________
YOUR MAILING ADDRESS:___________SEX:________________
YOUR AGE/DATE OF BIRTH_________________
YOUR MARITAL STATUS:_______________
YOUR OCCUPATION:_______________TEL/FAX NUMBER:____________STATE/COUNTRY:______________
YOUR COMPANY NAME:______________
YOUR ANNUAL INCOME :_________________
YOUR A COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION:___________________

HOWEVER, KINDLY FIND BELOW THE CONTACT PERSON:

PROF, EGBO JOHNSON.
DIRECTOR, ATM PAYMENT 2011
OF AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK.
CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESSES: swiftcard@superposta.com
TEL: (+229) 96.053.631
FAX: (229) 96.053.600

THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT ($15MILLIONS US DOLLARS) AS PART PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR (2011). ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION, YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(S) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR ATM PAYMENT.

FOR ORAL DISCUSSION, YOU CAN REACHED PROF, EGBO JOHNSON WITH ABOVE NUMBER OR EMAIL HIM IMMEDIATELY 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-8110), SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT. NOTE: ALL REPLIES, CONCERNING YOUR ATM VISA CARD SHOULD BE SENT TO PROF, EGBO JOHNSON AT: ( swiftcard@superposta.com )

AGAIN ONCE YOU RECEIVE THE ATM UPDATE ME IMMEDIATELY.

BEST REGARDS,
DR. JAMES PHILIP
CHIEF AUDITOR TO THE PRESIDENT.
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN

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