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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: "ZENITH BANK PLC" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <nanmdi2011@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 09:58:28 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION:HONOURABLE CONTRACTOR

Attn:Beneficiary

ZENITH BANK PLC have a meeting on your behalf and decided to pay you your Fund through ATM VISA CARD, so you are advice to confirm your home address with your telephone number to this bank after going through this urgent message for more details, the bank is going to send you a form which you have to Fill and return back to the bank in other for your ATM VISA CARD to be issue to you, this bank needs your urgent response back.

Note: being the right beneficiary of this ATM VISA CARD you will have to pay the fee of $230 for your shipment charge, because many beneficiaries have been deceived by different peoples, that is why the Zenith Bank Plc is paying there beneficiaries through ATM VISA CARD .

Finally, you have to use the name below to make the payment of the $230 through western union Lagos Nigeria for your shipment of your Card in other not to have a delay on your side.

RECEIVERS NAME: OGENEH C FRANK
TEXT QUESTION: WHAT FOR
ANSWER: ORANGE
AMOUNT: $230
COUNTRY: LAGOS/NIGERIA.

Make sure you get back to the bank with your cell phone for more details on how you will receive your Fund with no other delay.

Thanks
Mr .Godwin Emefiele
Managing Director
E-mail:nanmdi2011@yahoo.co.jp

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