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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: "CENTRAL BANK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <centralbanknigeria948@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2014 14:57:36 +0100
Subject: Your MasterCard Debit Card is Ready in Our Payment Centre

CENTRAL BANK NIGERIA
                  TINUBU SQUARE , VICTORIA ISLAND- LAGOS NIGERIA
OFFICE OF FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
From The Desk Of:
                                                                               Frank Ekeh
Attention: Distinguished Beneficiary,
 
This is to officially inform you that (ATM Card/ DEBIT Card Number of; 5061050258799644527) has been credited in your favour, Your Personal Identification Number is 385. The Card Value is ($7.5M USD) and your ATM CARD will be send to you through DHL delivering company.
You are advice to contact me back on my email so that I will forward it to your Bank for delivering of your card; all the legal documents are out and will be sending to you once I hear from you.
 
With the following information;
Full Name: ------------------
Phone Number: ------------
Country: ----------------------
Occupation: ------------------
Sex: --------------------------
Age: ---------------------------
 
Bank will send your ATM CARD through DHL delivering company, so get back to me with your full information's before it will be late.
 
Thanks
Frank Ekeh
 
Phone no: +2348098795726
email: centralbanknigeria948@yahoo.com

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