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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: "DAVID SPENCER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <stevewales1987@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 01:27:20 +0200
Subject: RE: IRREVOCABLE PAYMENT ORDER VIA ATM CARD

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION SEEKING TO WIRETAP INTERNET

J. EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING
935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE,
NW WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535-0001, USA




ATTENTION
CODE: (211)

Dear fund beneficiary,

RE: IRREVOCABLE PAYMENT ORDER VIA ATM CARD

After a board meeting with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) director, Christine Lagarde, The United Nations and the Committee on Fund Management and Payments newly inaugurated by the World Financial Services Authority of The United Nations.

Based on series of petitions we received by from various organizations such as Cooperate Bodies and Non Governmental Organization (NGO) on the Inability of some Government officials, Commercial banks and World Lottery Organization to settle their clients Contract debt, Inheritance and Winning Prizes. We have been authorized by the Debt Reconciliation Unit of this institution, to investigate the unnecessary delay on payment approved in your favor. During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that your payment has been unnecessarily delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank who are trying to divert your funds into their personal accounts.

We guarantee 100% receipt of your payment, because we have perfected everything in regards to the release of your funds to be 100% risk free and free from any hitches as its our duty to protect citizens of the United States of America and also Asia and Europe. (This is as a result of the mandate from US Government to make sure all debts owed to citizens of American and also Asia and Europe which includes Inheritance, Contract, Gambling/Lottery etc are been cleared for the betterment of the current economic status of the nation and its citizens as he has always believed. Our Time for Change has come because Change can happen.

We decided to contact you directly by email to acquire the proper verifications and proof from you to show that you are the rightful person to receive this fund, because of the huge amount involved. Be informed that the funds are now with a top bank in the united state in your name and under the monitoring/custody of the FBI. At the moment, we have asked the bank not to release the fund to anybody that comes to them, unless we instruct them to do so, and only if we receive the dist certificate this is to enable us carry out a comprehensive investigation first before releasing the fund to you.

hence, you are to forward your dist certificate to us immediately if you have it in your possession, if you do not have it, then let us know so that we will direct you to the appropriate authority to obtain the certificate then you are to send it to our office. And thereafter, we will instruct the bank holding the funds, to go ahead and credit your account immediately. If you fail to provide the documents to this office, we will prosecute you and take appropriate action against you for not proving the legality of the funds.

You are therefore advised to contact the office below to procure the certificate if you don't have the certificate

To redeem your fund you are hereby advised to contact the ATM Card Center via email for their requirement to proceed and procure your Approval of Payment Warrant and Endorsement of your ATM Release Order so that it can clarify that its not a drug fund.


Contact Name: Steven Howard
Email: stevenshowardsonline@gmail.com
Telephone: 1-347-766-1301

Finally if you truly want to receive this funds so that there wont be any delay then reconfirm the following below

Name _____________________________

Address________________________________

Contact number___________________________________




NOTE: All you are need and advised to do is to take care of the processing charges of your APPROVAL SECURITY ORDER CERTIFICATE and delivery so as to conclude delivery of your Atm Card to you asap. You are to stop further communication with anybody claiming to be with your Atm Card, the only approved office you are to contact is the office above.


Mr. David Spencer
Special Agent in Charge
Federal Bureau of Investigations



CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: THIS COMMUNICATION AND ITS ATTACHMENTS MAY CONTAIN NON-PUBLIC, CONFIDENTIAL OR LEGALLY PRIVILEGED INFORMATION. THE UNLAWFUL INTERCEPTION, USE OR DISCLOSURE OF SUCH INFORMATION IS PROHIBITED. IF YOU ARE NOT THE INTENDED RECIPIENT, OR HAVE RECEIVED THIS COMMUNICATION IN ERROR, PLEASE NOTIFY THE SENDER IMMEDIATELY BY REPLYING TO THIS EMAIL AND DELETE ALL COPIES OF THIS COMMUNICATION AND ATTACHMENTS WITHOUT READING OR SAVING THEM

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