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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: "MR JOHN BALA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mryayasalisu@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 May 2012 11:54:54 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY

ATM PAYMENT UPDATE
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF AUDITOR,
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT
ACCESS BANK PLC (NIGERIA)
 
 
ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY,
 
THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR LOAN
CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FILE AND FOUND OUT THAT WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED
YOUR PAYMENT IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT FULFILLED ALL THE OBLIGATIONS
GIVEN TO YOU IN RESPECT OF YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT.
 
FURTHERMORE WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE STILL IN CONTACT AND
DEALING WITH ONE OFFICIAL IN THE BANK! ALL IN THE ATTEMPT TO SECURE
THE RELEASE OF THE FUNDS TO YOU.
 
WE WISH TO ADVICE YOU THAT STOP FORTH WITH SUCH ILLEGAL ACTS!!!AS WE
HAVE DECIDED TO BRING A SOLUTION TO YOUR PROBLEM. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE
ARRAINGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH OUR SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA
PACIFIC,THATS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION FROM THE NEW PRESIDENT, GOODLUCK JONATHAN FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA (GCFR).
 
THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO
WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY AT ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, BUT
YOU ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO WITHDRAW DAILY A MAXIMUM OF $3,500 USD ONLY
(THREE THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS) PER DAY.
SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR INHERITANCE /CONTRACT FUND IN THIS WAY
PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING THE ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR
AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS LISTED BELOW.
 
1. FULL NAME:
2. FULL ADDRESS :
3. PHONE AND FAX #:
4. YOUR AGE :
5. GENDER :
6. OCCUPATION :
 
CONTACT THE BANK DIRECTLY VIA EMAIL TO PICKUP YOUR OWN ATM CARD
 
Mr Yaya Salisu
DIRECTOR
ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
EMAIL: mryayasalisu@hotmail.com
 
THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT
$10 million AS PART PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 2012. ALSO FOR
YOUR INFORMATION,YOU ARE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY
OTHER PERSON(S)OR OFFICE(S)TO AVOID ANY HITCH IN RECEIVING YOUR
PAYMENT.
NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUE YOU OUR CODE OF
CONDUCT, WHICH IS (ATM-112/2012) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE
WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.
 
MR JOHN BALA
CHIEF AUDITOR
ACCESS BANK.
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT

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