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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: "Visa ATM card" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info.atm.ng@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 17:18:57 -0400
Subject: Attn:Beneficiaries

Attn:Beneficiaries I am directed to contact by the special adviser/secretary to the President on foreign debt matters and the Public Bureau of Enterprise(PBE). You are contacted because of the prevailing security report and the intense nature of polity in Nigeria.I have included your name among the beneficiaries in our file as contractor/as a next if kin that was owed overdue payment.This fund has be scheduled to be paid to you through a carefully plan via cash Delivery System or Automated Teller Machine Card, this system will be easier for you and for me. We are going to send payment of One Million and five hundred thousand only to you.But if you wish other method of payment do inform us as soon as you receive this email message.You are to partner us in getting this fund. Note ,that this will cost us money to get all the legalization and documents on your name,to enable us have a hitch free trans The Budget has been made out for the payment since April 2013 but the government has been delaying the process as stated below:Click on this link to see for yourself: http://www.uncc.ch/pressrel/ prp51027.pdf http://www.uncc.ch/status.htm The presidency have resolved for the option to pay you through a fully loaded International Visa ATM card or otherwise. In this arrangement The Visa card is ready with your outstanding fund value and will be dispatched with all relevant access information to enable you withdraw cash from any ATM machine of your choice and transfer to any account of your choice upon receipt, this option is strictly for this purpose to avoid question or disagreement between you and the financial authorities. Do forward your full detail to this respect immediately to and do call him for more detailing: Dr. Charles Wilson Email:info.amt.ng@aol.com Direct Line: +234-8162563211. Office Line: +234-1-8949834 Yours faithfully, Dr. Christa Koku for Dr. Anyim Pius Anyim Secretary to the office of the President Dr. Goodluck E. Jonathan.President And Commander in Chief Of The Armed Forces Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria-- DISCLAIMER: This electronic message together with any attachments is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, do not copy, disclose or use the contents in any way. Please also advise us by return e-mail that you have received the message and then please destroy. The Presidency is not responsible for any changes made to this message and / or any attachments after sending by the Presidency.We use virus scanning software but exclude all liability for viruses or anything similar in this email or any attachment

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