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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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Fraud email example:

From: MOHAMMED BELLO <mohammed.bello2012@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 13:05:58 -0800
Subject: URGENTLY RECONFIRM YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE SHIPMENT OF YOUR ATM MASTER CARD.

*Your HSBC ATM Master Card Has Been Delivered And Ready For Shipment To
your Address.
* *
Dear,Sir.
**
I wish to inform you that i have last week Wednesday been 1sth February
2012 taken delivery your uploaded ATM Master Card by our Account Holders
(HSBC BANK)in London as instructed to them by President Good Luck
Jonathan,now in my capacity as the National Security Adviser to
Mr.President Federal Republic of Nigeria i have been directed by His
Excellency to make an urgent delivery of your ATM Master Card worth the sum
of US$3Million only as uploaded by HSBC Bank in London without further
delays to your address in your country which you have to reconfirm to me
immediately you receive this mail today for onward delivery to your address
through UPS Courier Company as we have signed an urgent agreement with them
to make the delivery to you at a very lesser cost instead of the normal
delivery cost they use to charge.

Prior to the above note that you don't need to pay any money for the
procurement of the Pin Code Password again as HSBC Bank did not charge a
cent for it,now your Four Digits Security Pin Code Password is as
thus:5650,that is what you will use to make withdrawals from your Master
Card upon your receipt of it from UPS Courier service,also be advised that
as the National Security Adviser i have procured all the necessary backup
Clearance Documents free of charge hence you will not pay anything for that
again,once more Mr.President has instructed the Nicon Insurance Company to
issue your Insurance Clearance Certificate Premium and they have done that
already which all will be included in your parcel during delivery of your
ATM GOLD MASTER CARD to you,this attached documents will make it impossible
fro any agency or organizations to seize your parcel as they use to do in
the past,you have Mr.President to than for all this gesture all geared to
renew the dented image of this country as instructed during Mr.President
last CHOGM(COMMON WEALTH HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEETINGS) Meeting in
Perth,Australia.

Finally as a matter of urgency all you need to do immediately you receive
this mail today is to send the slash UPS Courier fees of US$210 ONLY (Two
Hundred And Ten Dollars) which was based on our agreement with them based
on subsidy level and to make it very easy and quick for you to send so that
i the National Security Adviser (NSA) will make your shipment,note that we
did recalled your expired ATM GOLD MASTER CARD from our Embassy in New York
since early last month and that is why we directed the HSBC Bank to issue
you this new brand one now,so you are requested to send the above UPS
Courier fees immediately by western union money transfer with the below
name of my Personal Secretary and send to me the western union mtcn numbers
for confirmations tomorrow and same tomorrow i will make your delivery at
NO EXTRA cost*

*Receivers Name: Bob Olisa.*
*Address:Lagos,Nigeria.*
*Text Question:What For?*
*Answer: UPS.*
*
Furnish my office with your mailing address for your Master Card and the
US$210 Western union mtcn numbers immediately so that i will courier your
Master Card to you,i will strongly advise you give me a call on the below
telephone number any time for the western union details or if you have any
questions to ask about your card,this is your New Year Grant from
Mr.President,please don't bother to call or send your address without
attaching the western union numbers because will not attend to you hence
this is an Emergency arrangement and no pleas will be tolerated by this
office on any inability to send the above little UPS courier fees,BE WARNED.

Urgently waiting for your telephone calls as soon as you send the courier
fees and most importantly reconfirm your address for the shipment to avoid
wrong delivery,again take note of your Password and keep it coded for
yourself only*.

*Regards.*

*Gen.Bello Mohammed,Rtd.*
*National Security Adviser to Mr.President.*
*Tel::234-7033206328.*

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