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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: skyebanknigerias@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2014 14:26:03 +0100
Subject: RE:OFFICE OF DIRECTOR,ATM DEBIT CARD ????

OFFICE OF DIRECTOR,ATM DEBIT CARD
SKYE BANK NIGERIA (NIGERIA SUB-DIVISION)

HOW ARE YOU DOING?

WE HAVE RECEIVED THE EXPRESS MANDATE AND INSTRUCTIONS, UNDER
THE UNITED NATIONS SCAM VICTIMS REHABILITATION SCHEME, AFTER
A SERIOUS MEETING WITH THE TOP GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS SINCE
LAST WEEK REGARDING YOUR CONTRACT/WINING LOTTERY/INHERITANCE
FUND IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT YOU ARE TO BE PAID THE SUM OF
$5.2 MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS ONLY.

WE ALSO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR PAYMENT HAS BEEN PROGRAMMED
THROUGH ATM VISA CARD ON YOUR NAME, YOU CAN NOW MAKE
WITHDRAWAL OF $5,000 DOLLARS EACH DAY UNTIL YOU REACH THE
MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $50,000 WHICH IS THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT PER
DAY AS SOON AS YOUR ATM VISA CARD IS BEEN DELIVERED TO YOU.

HOWEVER, IT IS THE PLEASURE OF THIS OFFICE TO NOTIFY YOU
THAT YOUR ATM VISA CARD NUMBER IS (4000 0807 0620 0002); IT
HAS BEEN APPROVED AND UPGRADED IN YOUR FAVOR. NOTE THAT A
MAXIMUM WITHDRAWAL VALUE PER DAY IS $50,000 USD, IT IS THE
AMOUNT PERMITTED DAILY. AND WE ARE DULY INTER-SWITCHED WORLD
WILD AND YOU CAN MAKE WITHDRAWAL IN ANY LOCATION OF THE ATM
CENTER OF YOUR CHOICE/NEAREST TO YOU. THE ATM VISA CARD HAVE
BEEN SECURELY SEALED AND PACKED FOR SECURITY REASONS WHICH
MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ANYONE TO VIEW IT UNTIL ITS BEEN
DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOU.

FURTHERMORE, YOU ARE ADVISED TO QUICKLY RECONFIRM BACK TO US
THE BELOW DETAILS TO ENABLE US CROSS CHECK WHAT WE HAVE IN
OUR FILE BEFORE YOUR FINAL DELIVERY WILL BE MADE TO YOU.

YOUR FULL NAME................
YOUR ADDRESS..................
YOUR AGE/ OCCUPATION..........
TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBER..........

NOTE, ALL YOUR FUND LEGAL DOCUMENTS HAS BEEN RECEIVED
TOGETHER WITH YOUR ATM CARD AND ONCE I HEAR FROM YOU I WILL
PERSONAL SEND YOU A COPY OF YOUR ATM CARD FOR YOUR PERUSAL.

BEST REGARDS,
MR.STEVE BEN
DIRECTOR,ATM CARD DEB

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