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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: "THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE (NPF)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jameswilliams2006@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 09:11:02 -0800
Subject: IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR ATM CARD

THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE (NPF)
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
(RESOLUTION PANEL ON CONTRACT PAYMENT)

IKOYI-LAGOS NIGERIA .
>From The Nigeria Police Force (N.P.F)
Federal Republic Of Nigeria.
Dr.Hafiz Abubakar Ringim CFR, NPM, mnik

Attention: ATM Card Beneficiary,

I wish to use this medium to inform you that your full
Payment of USD$7.8M (Seven Million Eight Hundred Thousand
Dollars) from CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA have been RELEASED and
APPROVED for onward transfer to you via an ATM CARD which
you will use to withdraw all the USD$M in any ATM SERVICE
MACHINE in any part of the world, but the maximum you can
withdraw in a day is USD$10,000 Only.

We have mandated BANK PHB, to send you the ATM CARD and PIN
NUMBER which you will use to withdraw all your USD$7.8
Million Dollars in any ATM SERVICE MACHINE in any part of
the world, but as i have mentioned earlier, the maximum you
can withdraw in a day is USD$10,000 Only.
You are therefore advice to contact the Head of ATM CARD
Department of BANK PHB Nigeria Plc Contact Person: E-mail
address:(jameswilliams2006@gmail.com)

Mr.James Williams and inform him that you received a message
from the Nigeria Police Force instructing him to send you
the ATM CARD and PIN NUMBER which you will use to withdraw
your USD$7.8 Million Dollars in any ATM SERVICE MACHINE in
any part of the world, also send him your direct phone
number and contact address where you want him to send the
ATM CARD and PIN NUMBER to you.
Thanks for adhering to this instruction and once again
accept our congratulations.

Your's In Service

Dr.Hafiz Abubakar Ringim CFR, NPM, mni
Inspector-General of Police
Federal Republic of Nigeria

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