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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: ALHAJI ABDUL RAHMAN BIN MUSAH <abdulrahman.un@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 8 May 2013 14:12:31 -0700
Subject: ATM CARD


A SALAM A LAKUM.

THE BANK HAS RELEASE INSTRUCTIONS AND YOUR WITH-DRAWER"S PIN-CODE NUMBER
WHICH YOU CAN FIND BELOW;

PIN-CODE-1609-XX, THE LAST TWO DIGIT WILL BE ATTACHED TO YOUR CARD AND WELL
SEALED WITH INSTRUCTIONS FROM WORLD BANK AND APPROVAL NOTE FOR SECURITY
REASONS. VALUE OF PAID AMOUNT: US$8.5 MILLION DOLLARS.

FURTHERMORE, BE INFORM THAT YOUR ATM CARD IS READY FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
TO YOU IN YOUR DOOR STEP AS ALL COURIER CHARGES HAS BEEN PAID FOR YOU, BUT
WE HAVE TO MAKE INSURANCE COVER TO THE PARCEL FOR SECURITY REASON BEFORE WE
CAN PROCEED ON THE DELIVERY.

THE COST OF THE INSURANCE COVER IS US$120 DOLLARS ONLY. THEREFORE I WILL
ADVICE YOU TO TRY AND SEND THE NEEDED FEE ACROSS TO (**ODURO CHARITY)
ADDRESS ACCRA-GHANA, SO THAT WE CAN GET YOU OUR AIR WAY BILL BEFORE WE
PROCEED ON THE DELIVERY. I BELIEVE IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS YOU WILL START
ENJOYING YOUR FUNDS WITH OUT ANY PROBLEM AFTER OBTAINING THE INSURANCE
COVER.

PLEASE, I AM VERY SORRY FOR THIS INCONVENIENCE BUT BE REST ASSURED THAT ALL
IS GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT IMMEDIATELY YOU HAVE DONE WITH THE PAYMENT OF THE
INSURANCE COVER AND THIS IS THE ONLY AND LAST FEE, 100% GUARANTEE, BECAUSE
ALL COURIER CHARGES AS BEEN PAID FOR YOU AND YOU ARE NOT BEING REQUIRED TO
PAY FOR ANY OTHER FEES.

FINALLY I AM GIVING YOU OUR BEST ASSURANCE THAT YOU WILL BE VERY MUCH PROUD
OF THIS NEWLY FORMED APPROVED ATM SETTLEMENT UNIT TO HELP FOREIGN
INVESTOR'S THAT HAVE BEEN MS-LEAD INTO UNFINISHED BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS IN
WHOM THERE FUNDS WERE RECOVERED IN THE WEST AFRICA SUB-REGION.

YOU ARE ALSO BEEN ADVICE TO STOP ALL OTHER TRANSACTION FOR NOW AND FOCUS ON
THIS CARD TILL YOU RECEIVE THEN YOU CAN WITHDRAW YOUR FUNDS AND CONTINUING
FURTHER MORE WITH YOUR TRANSACTIONS IF YOU WISH TO HERE IN WEST AFRICA
SUB-REGION.

NOTE: I WAS DELEGATED HERE FROM MALAYSIA BY THE UN GOVERNMENT AND I REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND I SINCERELY EXTEND MY GREETINGS AND
CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVICE.

ATTACHED ARE MY IDENTITY FOR YOUR VIEW,

YOURS-FAITHFULLY,

ALHAJI.ABDUL RAHMAN BIN MUSAH
UN ATM PROCUREMENT/CLAIMS
OFFICER WEST AFRICA,*

*+233 242326357*

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