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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: "CONTRACT PAYMENT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <swiftcardpaymentng141@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 19:23:54 -0400
Subject: I NEED YOUR URGENT RESPONSE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI. WASHINGTON DC.
ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONETARY CRIMES DIVISION
FBI HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
J. EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING
935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535-0001




ATTENTION: ATM BENEFICIARY


We the Federal Bureau Of Investigation is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract file presently on my desk, and I found out that you have not received your payment due to your lack of co-operation and not fulfilling the obligations giving to you in respect to your contract payment. Secondly, you are hereby advised to stop dealing with some non-officials in the bank as this is an illegal act and will have to stop if you so wish to receive your payment immediately. After the board meeting held at our headquarters, we have resolved in finding a solution to your problem, and as you may know, we have arranged your payment through our SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER in Europe, America, Africa and Asia Pacific, which is the instruction given by United States Of America President. This card center will send you an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw your money in any ATM MACHINE in the World as the FBI and the Home Land Security have fully Authorize your card.

I want you to be rest assured that we are deeply involved in the transfer of your fund valued$8.3m, and we are solidly behind you to make sure your fund gets into your account without further delay. through our intelligent unit, we found out your money was placed on hold few weeks back by the united states intelligence unit, because your card was issued in re-approved and updated to 2011 visa master credit card. we have fully concluded the arrangement and the card is now available for shipment to your home address as to enable you have your fund and note the official chat of withdrawal have been stated bellow. For you is understanding.


Cardholder Transaction Limitations: Per day of withdrawal.


ATM Cash Withdraw Availability:
$5000 per business day

Visa® Check Card ATM Cash Withdraw Availability:
$50,000 per business day

Visa® Check Card Point-of-Sale/PIN Transaction Limit:
$10,000 per business day

Visa® Check card Signature Based Transaction Limit:
$10,000 per business day


As soon as you can come up with the fee valued $240 for the above mentioned shipment and tracking insurance charges, your money will be credited to nominated visa master credit card account .so I will advice you to send an email to us with the payment information of this $240 after this urgent payment for re-shipment of the visa ATM master credit card to enable it shipped to any of your stated address without any delay as we have made all arrangement to make sure you will not make any other payment after this $240 usd.

We also want to let you know that we are monitoring your transaction and if they fail to ship visa master credit card, we shall get them arrested and make sure they pays through his noise. Just do your part and live the rest for us. Please you are advice to send the only payment of $240 for you to have your visa master credit card. Now use the following information stated bellow for the payment as urgency will be needed and we have only right to pay first 4 people that will comply as the rest will later be approved by the U.S.A Government.

WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAMM INFORMATION FOR $240

RECEIVER NAME ====OBINNA UZOMA
COUNTRY========== NIGERIA
CITY============== ABUJA
TEXT QUESTION==== URGENT
TEXT ANSWER===== MATTER
AMOUNT=====$240 USD

SENDERS NAME======

I have call the ATM unit to inform them on new development, please take your time the way send your had earned money to scammers. I have warned you please. If you ever wants to get this fund into your account, you are to stop every dealing with any body or organization asking you to pay money for your transfer as your card now have officially been approved and you are to have it after this payment of $240 usd now for your shipment and insurance, your visa ATM card number still remain-5179 1234 5678 1120 and pin will be shipped to you after payment along side your card and all the necessary document that have already been obtained in your favour o.k.

Please do not contact any other person or individual or organization if not you will loose your money and the transfer will never be completed. follow this instructions to receive your card by paying the $240 for the insurance and shipment of your ATM card and send us the western union details.


STRICTLY.


FAITHFULLY YOURS,
FBI DIRECTOR
ROBERT S. MUELLER, III



Supreme Court of the United States
U. S. Courts of Appeals
U. S. District Courts
U. S. Circuit Courts
Courts of Special Jurisdiction:
Bankruptcy Courts
Court of Claims, 1855 - 1982
U. S. Court of Federal Claims, 1982 -
Customs Court, 1890 - 1980
U. S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1910 - 1982
U. S. Court of International Trade, 1980 -
Commerce Court, 1910 - 1913
Territorial Courts
Courts of the District of Columbia
Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals
Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
Federal Courts Outside the Judiciary

Note: This email fully under supervision of the FBI and will be untill you have your ATM card in your door step OK,so kindly follow the instruction and have this Card delivered to your address without any more delay by paying the Delivering and Insurance charges send to FBI Approved officer UZOMA OBINNA. as stated above.

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