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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: "YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <atmpaycentre1@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 20:05:32 +0200
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

 
From Zenith Bank ATM
RE: YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
From: Mr. F.C. RICHARD
Remittance Manager
Zenith Bank
Phone Number: +2348127709519
E-mail Address:atmpaycentre1@yahoo.com
 
Attention: Beneficiary,
 
This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract
inheritance 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 /inheritance
payment.
 
Secondly, you are hereby advice 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 CENTRE in Europe, America and Asia Pacific, which is then
instruction given by our Mr. president,Goodluck Jonathan (GCFR) .
 
This card centre will send you an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw
your money in an ATM MACHINE in any part of the world, but the maximum is
($15,000.00) Fifteen Thousand Us Dollars per transaction. So, if you like
to receive your fund this way, $15,000 usd for you to withdraw for a day
and each transaction is $ 5,000usd minimum which you have to withdraw
$15,000 usd for one working day also be informed that the total amount in
the SWIFT ATM CARD is $5 Million usd.
 
(1) Your Full Name :
(2) Your Address where you want the payment centre to send your ATM CARD.:
(3) Phone And Fax Number :
(4) Age and Occupation :
(5) Your Nearest International Air Port in your City of residence:
 
 
We shall be expecting to receive your information you have to stop any
further communication with anybody or office. On this regards, do not
hesitate to contact me for more details and direction, and also please do
update me with any new development.
 
Thanks for your co-operation.
 
Best Regards.
 
Mr. F.C. RICHARD
Remittance Manager
E-mail Address: atmpaycentre1@yahoo.com
Phone Number: +2348127709519
 

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