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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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Fraud email example:

From: "barrlarrygold" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <b_larrygold54@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 20:01:43 +0800
Subject: From the FMF, Federal Ministry of Finance

>From the FMF, Federal Ministry of Finance
No 9 broad street Lagos Island Lagos
Honourable Minister of Finance,
Mr. Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga
Approved by the Nigerian Government

NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENT VIA ATM CARD
This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract 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 payment.

Secondly, you are hereby advised 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 of director¡¦s meeting held in Abuja, we have resolved in finding a solution to your problem. We have arranged your payment through our SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTRE in Europe, America,Africa and Asia Pacific,This is part of an instruction/mandate passed by the Senate in respect to overseas contract payment and debt re-scheduling. And also the Nigerian Government is using this mean to rewards all the citizens of the United states and all part of europe including asia,australia, south america, Antartica e.t.c and all those who have lost their funds in either scam, or an uncompleted business, or otherwise.

You should know that if you are interested to receive your ATM card which will be credited with $32.6,000 000 united states dollars before it is been sent to you direct to your doorstep through any courier service of your choice.
Kindly get back to me with the following informations below so i can start arrangement on how to get your Atm Card shipped to you

(1) Your Full Name
(2) Full residential address
(3) Phone number
(4) Occupation
(5) Age

This message is supported by the Nigerian Government, After you might have started making use of your
ATM card, you can reward my firm one way or the other you knows best.

Congratulations
>From the FMF, Federal Ministry of Finance
Honourable Minister of Finance,
Mr. Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga (49)

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