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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: Robert Muller <robertmullerlondon@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2011 23:07:12 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Re: Urgent ATM (Automated Teller Machines) Card Payment System.

Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C
Room, 7367 J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building 935
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20535
Tel: 1-202 423 1600, Fax : 1-212 208 4478
http://www.fbi.gov/libref/directors/directmain.htm


This is to officially inform you that it has come to the last phase 4 Quarter payment of this year 2011 and we have thoroughly Investigated with the help of our Intelligence Monitoring Network System that you are having an illegal Transaction with Impostors Claiming to be Dr. Aka Kwame, Bank Of Africa (BOA). During our Investigation, we noticed that the reason why you have not received your Payment is because you have not fulfilled your Financial Obligation given to you in respect of your Contract/Inheritance Payment.

The World Bank, FBI and Paris Club introduced this payment arrangement as to enable all genuine contractors/inheritance beneficiaries receive their funds before the end of this year 2011 without any interference. The ATM Master Express Credit Card was contracted and powered by GOLD CARD WORLD WIDE. Below are few list of tracking numbers you can track from UPS website to confirm people like you who have received their payment successfully.

Tracking Site: www.ups.com   or
http://wwwapps.ups.com/WebTracking/track

Name: Charles Perry: www.ups.com
Tracking Number: 1Z0615010195574109
************************************

Name: Dayle Kline: www.ups.com
Tracking Number: 1Z0615010195264319
************************************

Therefore, we have contacted the Ministry of Finance on your Behalf and they have brought a solution to your problem by coordinating your part payment (3. 5m )Three million five hundred thousand united state dollars through (Master Express Credit Card) This arrangement was initiated/constituted by the World Bank and Paris Club, due to fraudulent activities going on within the African Region and around the world. The Master Express Credit Card was contracted and powered by GOLD CARD WORLD WIDE.

Upon your contact to the ATM PAYMENT OFFICE, they will load your fund into the Master Express Credit Card and send a scan copy of the card to you before dispatching the ATM Card directly to your nominated physical address so you absolutely have nothing to worry about all that is needed is your Prompt Response and Co-operation and you will have a successful Transaction.

Reconfirm the following information for Security reason.
1. FULL NAMES...................................
2. PHYSICAL ADDRESS WHERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM...................
3. DIRECT PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.................
4. YOUR AGE.....................................
5. YOUR CURRENT OCCUPATION......................
6. ATTACH COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION...........

You are advised to Reconfirm the above required information’s to the ATM (Automated Teller Machines) Card payment settlement center in Cotonou, Republic of Benin for the programming of the information in the micro chip compartment as selective payment. Contact undersign through this email requesting for your ATM (Automated Teller Machines) Card and the pin number.

BANK NAME: BANK OF AFRICA (BOA).
ADDRESS: AVENUE JEAN PAUL 11 08 BP 0879 COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
TEL: (229) 93 47 77 70 FAX: (229) 21 33 02 45 Telex: 5079 - SWIFT: AFRIBJBJ.
CONTACT PERSON: DR. AKA KWAME.
EMAIL ADDRESS: atmcard@atlas.cz

Be informed that the only money you will spend is US$275 Courier delivery charge to your address.

Best Regards,
Robert S. Mueller III
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This communication and its attachments may contain non-public, confidential or legally privileged information. The unlawful interception, use or disclosure of such information is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, or have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply email and delete all copies of this communication and attachments without reading or saving them.

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