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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: "ATM MASTER/VISA CARD OFFICE" <web009120@freeukisp.co.uk>
Reply-To: atmcardcentre12@yahoo.co.nz
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2012 16:49:57 -0000
Subject: Attention:Beneficiary





OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATION
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT,
ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT (UBA)
UNITED BANK OF AFRICA (UBA) .
Email: atmcardcentre12@yahoo.co.nz

VERY URGENT ATTENTION!!!

This is to officially inform you that we the international credit
settlement of central bank of Nigeria has verified your
contract/inheritance file and found out that why you have not received
your part payment of $11 million is because you have not fulfilled the
obligations given to you in respect of your contract/inheritance payment.

Secondly we have been informed that for you not to deal with the non
officials in the bank and your entire attempt to secure the release of
your fund to you will be in vane. So we wish to advise you that such an
illegal act like these have to stop if you wish to receive your payment
since we have decided to bring a solution to your problem.

Right now we have arranged your payment through our swift card payment
center Asia pacific that is the latest instruction from DR. GOODLUCK
JONATHAN (GCON) PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA. AND NEW CHAIRMAN
ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION(EFCC) MRS FARIDA WAZIRI , which
will not involve any fraudulent act or money laundering and because the
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA is running for the yearly payment that's why the
order is given,As well as the INTERPOL and FBI in conjunction with
HOMELAND SECURITY so you have absolutely nothing to be afraid of and due
the previous scam and fraud act from imposers in our country we have
mapped out that this card is sent to

your personal address so, This card center will send you an ATM CARD which
you will use to withdraw your money in any ATM MACHINE in any part of the
world, but the maximum is twenty thousand dollars per day, so if you like
to receive your fund this way please let us know by contacting Deputy
Governor, Financial Sector Surveillance/the card payment center officer
Mr. Mark Robinson. on his,

Contact name:Mr. Mark Robinson.
Email address:atmcardcentre12@yahoo.co.nz
Phone/fax line:+2348035208322

1. Name:...........
2. Phone:..............
3. Addresses:............
4. Age:.............../Occupation:...........
5. Attach copy of your identification

For your information, you have to stop any further communication with any
other person(s) or office(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your
Payment. For oral discussion, call and email me back as soon as you
receive this important message for further direction and also update me on
any development from the above-mentioned office.

Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct,
which is (ATM-822) so you have to indicate this code when contacting the
card center by using it as your subject.

Yours sincerely,
Mr. Mark Robinson.

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