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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: "FROM ACCESS BANK NIGERIA PLC." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.victoretukwu@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 11:39:40 +1100
Subject: Immediate ATM DEBIT Cash Card Payment Notification

From the desk of:
Mr. Victor Etukwu.
International Settlement Dept.
Access bank international plc
 
               Immediate ATM DEBIT Cash Card Payment Notification
 
Attention:
 
We received your mail with contents therein was well noted and understood. I hereby write to bring to your notice that we have discovered that you did not authorized Mr. Jackson Smith to claim your approved, and based on that we have arrest him for impersonation. However, I wish to let you know that an Atm Master Card has been programmed in your name and your fund $10,500,000.00 have been Re-load and Cued into the ATM MASTER CARD ok.  Also your Atm Master Card has been upgraded and due Inter-Switched so that you can make withdrawal in any ATM Marching in any part of the world.
 
note the maximum withdrawal is Five thousand, five hundred united states dollars per day. Please be informed that your Atm Master Card has been programmed with Electronic Atm Wire Diskette through World Bank Atm Pacific System. In accordance to the shipment of your atm master card within 48hrs (2 working banking days), as the rightful beneficiary of the said Atm Master Card, you are advice to pay the cost of Shipment Charge $150 through the name of our
 
cashier stated below via Western Union Money Transfer OR Money Gram so that the original Atm Master Card will be register to Courier Delivery Express for immediate delivery to your home address without any further delay. Pay Shipment Charge $150 to the below name.
 
RECEIVER'S NAME ==== Frank Chukwu.
LOCATION ==== NIGERIA
TEXT QUESTION ==== FOR WHAT
TEXT ANSWER === CARD
 
Please note that this fee required is a compulsory fee that the beneficiary have to pay for recorded purpose and will not be deduct from your Programmed Atm Master Card as World Bank Atm Pacific Center stipulated that any Fund which programmed with Electronic Atm Card Diskette will not be deducted any amount from the programmed Fund. Finally, Be rightly informed that your Atm Master Card is ready to be ship across to you upon the receipt of the required fee.and your full information's to avold wrong delivery.however you should go ahead and forward to us your full details such as.
 
(1)Your Full Name
(2)Your Receiving Address
(3)Your Mobile Telephone Number
(4)Your Occupation
(5)A Copy of your Passport
 
 
Thanks for your Co-operation and understanding, Wait For Your Expedite Response.
 
Yours In Service,
 
Mr. Victor Etukwu.
lnternational Settlement Dept.
Access Bank Nigeria Plc.

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