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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. Jim Ovia Director" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <atmcardzenithbankplc@zennithbank-ng.tk>
Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2012 15:20:05 -0800
Subject: DEAR SIR/MADAM YOUR ATM CARD FUND VICTIM COMPENSATION IS READY

Jim Ovia Director,
Atm Visa Card Unit,
Zenith Atm Settlement Dept.
Plot 87, Ajose Adeogun Street,
Victoria Island, Lagos - Nigeria
Zenith Bank Plc,oF Nigeria
Dear Beneficiary,
How are you today? Hope fine. Complement of the day to you and your families.
This is to notify you of new development law now, and good news to you, all inheritance fund, scam compensation victim fund, overdue Contract Payment and outstanding funds that has not been received by all foreigner contractor will be paid through this medium Atm online swift card, this is to checkmate fraudulent activities that is going on here in Nigeria by so called corrupt government officiates and Bank Managers, this was passed by the senate house and it was sign to law by President Dr. Good Luck Jonathan, and your fund has been program through this ATM CARD SWIFT ONLINE BANKING, With immediate effect without any further delay, as an instructed to us by FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA AND UNITED NATION.
President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan have granted a presidential waiver to all out standing over due foreign payments who were unable to meet up with their financial obligations to receive their funds in Nigeria, and now your ATM CARD is ready with copy sending to you, by instruction to pay you, your fund. Meanwhile you will have to pay for the Courier Service
Delivery fee of $175 only, and that is only what you will pay.
Please do remember that your fund worth($5.5million) has over due to pay you with your interest rates, so please if this new development is okay by you then get back to us immediately with your receiving information address where the Card will be send and your phone number.
In case you have any question to ask, call me on the number below. I am expecting your urgent respond, delay is dangerous., as Presidential Waiver has granted to you.
N/B Please if you are not the intended person, please don't boarder to reply.
Yours In Service,
Jim Ovia Director,
Atm Visa Card Unit,
Zenith Atm Settlement Dept
Zenith Bank Plc,oF Nigeria
Note: Disregard any email you get from any impostors or offices claiming
to be in possession of your ATM card, you are hereby advice only to be in
contact with Jim Ovia Director, of the ATM card center who is the rightful person
to deal with in regards to your payment and forward any emails you get
from impostors to this email office here atmcardzenithbankplc@zennithbank-ng.tk, so we could act upon it immediately. Help stop cyber crime.

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