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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: "National Assembly" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <senator.gilbertnnaji.office@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2015 08:54:15 -0800
Subject: [MEIWAKU]NOTIFICATION OF YOUR PAYMENT VIA ATM CARD

>From the NNA, Nigerian National Assembly
*National Assembly Service Commission*
Area 10, P.M.B. 247, Garki - Abuja
Chairman, Senate Committees
Sen. Gilbert Emeka Nnaji

NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENT VIA ATM CARD


This is to officially inform you that we have verified your payment file presently on my desk, With respect to the provision Section 17 of decree 114 of the 1999 constitution, I was directed to inform you that your payment verification and confirmations is "OK".

Therefore, we are happy to inform you that arrangements has perfectly concluded to effect your payment as soon as possible in our bid to be transparent inline with programmed of the present administration of President Goodluck Jonathan, President and Commander in chief Of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in his crusade against corruption in Nigeria.

However, it is our pleasure to inform you that ATM Card Number; 5428050011004432 has been approved and upgraded in your favor. Meanwhile, your Secret Pin Number is 6312. The ATM Card Value is $15.5million USD Only. You are advised that a maximum withdrawal value of US$20,000.00 is permitted daily. And we are duly inter-switched and you can make withdrawal in any location of the ATM CARD Center of your choice/nearest to you. We have also concluded delivery arrangement with our accredited courier service Company to be fully insured by Nicon Insurance Corporation (NICON) to oversee the delivery of the ATM Card to you without any further delay. In view of this development, you are requested to immediately get back to me to enable me forward the Courier Service Company contact information for to contact them for the delivery of your Parcel.

You are receiving this email message as a result of the FBI working closely with the Federal Government of Nigeria and also the World Bank in order to fully compensate victims that have had problems in receiving their funds or lost funds in the process.

Secondly, you are hereby advised to stop dealing with some non-officials in the bank as this is an illegal act and you will have to stop if you so wish to receive your payment immediately. This card center will send you an ATM card which you will use to withdraw your money in any ATM machine around the world, feel free to get in touch with the ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT and give us direction on where to send the ATM card to you.

After the Board of director’s meeting held in Abuja, we have resolved in finding a solution to your problem. We have arranged your payment through our SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER in Europe, America,Africa and Asia Pacific, This is part of an instruction/mandate passed by the Senate in respect to overseas Inheritance Payment and debt re-scheduling. And also the Nigerian Government is using this means to rewards all the citizens of the United states and all part of Europe including Asia,Australia, south America, Antarctica e.t.c and all those who have lost their funds in either scam, or an uncompleted business, or otherwise.

You should know that if you are interested to receive your ATM card which will be credited with $15,500 000.00 united states, kindly get back to me with the following information's below so i can start arrangement on how to get your Atm Card shipped to you.

(1) Your Full Name
(2) Full residential address
(3) Mobile Phone number
(4) Occupation
(5) Age

This message is supported by the Nigerian Government, After you might have started making use of your ATM card, you can reward my firm one way or the other you knows best.

Congratulations

Chairman, Senate Committees
Sen. Gilbert Emeka Nnaji

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