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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: "Mrs. Ngozi konjo-Iweala" <okonjoiwealamrsngozi@yahoo.it>
Reply-To: fundtransferdepartment@vf.vc
Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2012 00:59:08 +0200 (EET)
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF YOUR PAYMENT VIA ATM CARD 2012.

FOREIGN PAYMENT COMMITTE (FPC)
OPENING HOURS: 09:00AM, to 04:00PM, MONDAY TO FRIDAY,
EXCEPT PUBLIC HOLIDAYS. DOORS CLOSE AT 04:00PM,
BUT APPLICATION MADE BEFORE THIS TIME WILL BE PROCESSED ON THE SAME DAY.


Dear Honorable Beneficiary,


PAYMENT VIA ATM CARD 2012


This is to officially bring to your notice that The ATM card payment
center has been mandated to issue out in your favor the total sum of
US$10.5M (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) as
payment for this Fiscal year 2012 this instructions is from the custody of
the United Nation representative office,The United Nation Compensation
Commission (UNCC) was created in 1991 as a subsidiary organ of the UN
Security Council and the payment has been approved by World Bank as its to
help those who have not received their inherited fund to get their fund.


We hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (ATM-PPCK22) You have
to indicate this code when contacting the our authorized ATM Card Payment
Center with your contact details,You are hereby authorize to contact the
paying office with the information below as soon as you receive this email
for immediate release of your payment to you through ATM Card which will
allow you to withdraw the sum of $2,000 US Dollars from any ATM Machine
around with the use of your pin code to enable you be the first
beneficiary to receive its fund since the paying office have a lots of
beneficiary to pay according to our instruction.


Outline below are the details you need to send them to enable them quicken
the process of releasing your ATM Card to you.

"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
(1) Your Full Name
(2) Full residential address
(3) Phone and Fax Number
(4) Occupation.
(5) Personal Identification. Driver’s license or International Passport.
(7) Age.
(8) Marital Status.
(9) Sex.

"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""

However outline below is the paying bank contact information, contact them
now for the immediate release of your payment to you since it has been
approved by United Nations and World Bank meanwhile do not be taken
unaware that all the necessary document backing the fund up has been
forwarded to the custody of the paying bank.


CONTACT:::UNITED BANK OF AFRICA (UBA) ATM CARD PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
PAYMENT OFFICER::::: REV PAUL HERMAN
EMAIL: ( fundtransferdepartment@vf.vc )


Do let us know immediately you contact Atlantic bank of Benin for your
immediate payment please do not forget your payment code it is very
important.We found your name in our list and that is why you are receiving
this email notification.


Congratulations.
United Nations.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Ngozi konjo-Iweala
Nigerian Finance Minister
Email:okonjoiwealamrsngozi@yahoo.it


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