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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: "Mr. Francis" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <francis_nnadue@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2015 04:14:48 -0800
Subject: DETAIL INFO REGARDING YOUR ATM CARD DELIVERY

From: ATM Department,
CitiBank Nigeria (CitiGroup)
27, Kofo Abayomi Street Victoria Island,
Lagos, Nigeria. Ref:CIG/100/445
Dear Sir/Madam,
This message is in regard to your ATM master card for your compensation fund sum of US$850,000.00.
CitiBank was finally contracted to handle the payment of your compensation fund of the above amount by ATM card. your email contact is amongst the list of beneficiaries in the data for sum of US$850,000.00. and I'm assigned by the management of Citigroup to carryout delivery of the ATM card package to you.
on this note, I am please to inform you that ATM card Number 4120 5350 0029 6238 (4120)  for the sum of US$850,000.00 which have been credited to your favor is ready for immediate delivery to you. you are hereby required to confirm to me your present address were you want the ATM card to be delivered, and to also send the total shipping fee sum of $250 U.S dollars to enable me deliver the ATM card package to you since no provision was provided to me for the delivering as the issued Bank (Citigroup) was not granted right of deductions on the funds.
Upon receipt of this above requirements from you I shall have your ATM card package dispatched to you by the DHL courier service whom will deliver it to you at your designated home Address.
with the card you can make withdrawals from any part of the world at ATM center near to you. the pin and all necessary user guides will be in attached on delivery (intact in the ATM card package doc.) which will be delivered to you by the DHL courier service for your easy use.
you will receive the ATM card package within 72hrs that you send the $250 U.S Dollars delivery fee to me, meanwhile I shall send the Airway bill/tracking number to you by your very email address once the package is dispatched so that you can track it on arrival.
This is the name/information that you can send the require delivery fee via the WesternUnion money transfer service
    Name: Francis  Nnadue
    Country: NIGERIA
    City LAGOS
    test Question: COLOR
    Test Answer: RED
Send the $250 U.S dollars delivery fee by this very above information, test question and answer. and send the MTCN number to me including the senders name. and I shall have the ATM card package dispatch to you without delay.
Best Regards
Mr. Francis  Nnadue
Director of Operations atm Department CitiGroup Nigeria .
phone; 2347086673674
 
 

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