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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: "DR DAVID MARK (GCFR)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <logvault112@qq.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2015 20:54:20 -0700
Subject: INTERNET FRAUD COMPLAINT CENTER (IFCC)

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
(RESOLUTION PANEL ON CONTRACT PAYMENT)
ABUJA-NIGERIA
http://www.nassnig.org
Our Ref: FGN /SNT/STB Your ref:
 
Attention :
 
I, The Senate President ,Federal Republic of Nigeria , Dr David Mark(Gcfr) and the Governor of Central Bank Of Nigeria , Mr. Godwin Emefiele in Conjunction with the EFCC Director , MRS LAMORDE, held a meeting last week concerning contract payment , both foreign and local contractors and some inheritance funds.
 
On going through contractors file yesterday, we discovered that your file was dumped untreated, so at this juncture, we apologize for the delay of your contract payment and please stop communicating with any office now and attention to the appointed office below for you to receive your payment accordingly.
 
However, I wish to inform you now that your outstanding contract payment is $800,000,00. (Eight Hundred thousand United States dollars).
 
Now youre new Payment Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632 Password No: 339331 , Pin Code No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No : 103 , CBN Released Code No: 0763; Immediate Telex confirmation No:-1114433 ; Secret Code No: XXTN013, Having received these vital payment number , therefore You are qualified now to received and confirm Your payment with the Federal Government of Nigeria immediately within the next week.
 
 
We have negotiated with the Federal Ministry of Finance and have been inform that your payment totaling $800,000.00 USD we be release once we guarantee receipt of your payment.
 
This is as a result of the mandate from US Government to make sure all debts owed to citizens of American and also Asia and Europe which includes Inheritance, Contract, Gambling/Lottery etc are been cleared.
 
To redeem your funds, you are hereby advised to contact the ATM Card Center via email to confirm their requirement to proceed and procure your Approval Payment and Endorsement of your ATM Release Order.
 
Note : As the beneficiary you will be requested to pay $65 USD for the Endorsement of your ATM Release Order
 
This will cost you $65 (Sixty five United State Dollars) only and nothing more as everything elsehas been taken care of by the Federal Government including taxes, custom paper and clearance duty so all you will ever need to pay is $65.00 only for the endorsement.
 
The card center will send you an ATM Debit card which you will use to withdraw your money in any ATM Center, Banks and Union Pay Credit outlets in the world, You are hereby selected as an honor for this payment approval, which you are to acknowledge the receipt of this mail in returning the required below to the Logistic Department by email listed below.
 
SEN. Gilbert Emeka (ATM Card Center Director)
Central Business District,
ATM Card Center Director SEN. Gilbert Emeka
Public Profile : http://kyg.nigeriagovernance.org/PersonsInOffices/view/1587
Email:logvault112@qq.com
Phone Number: +23 480 959 14562
 
Do contact SEN. Gilbert Emeka of the ATM Card Center via his contact details above and furnish him with your details as listed below:
 
1. Full Names:
2. Present Residence Address:
3. Nationality:
4. Age:
5. Occupation :
6. Contact Telephone Number:
7. Current Country of Residence:
8. Private Email Address:
 
 
On contacting him with your details your file would be updated and he will be sending you the payment information in which you will use in making the payment of $65.00 via Money Gram or Western Union Money Transfer for the procurement of your Approval of Payment Warrant and Endorsement of your ATM Release Order, after which the delivery of your ATM card will be effected to your designated home address without any further delay, extra fee.
 
DR DAVID MARK (GCFR)
INTERNET FRAUD COMPLAINT CENTER (IFCC)
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
AFTER 53YRS ANNIVERSARY 
 
 
Note: Disregard any email you get from any impostors or offices claiming to be in possession of your ATM card, you are hereby advice only to be in contact with Alex Rafael of the ATM card center who is the rightful person to deal with in regards to your payment and forward any emails you get from impostors to this office so we could act upon it immediately. Help stop cyber-crime.
 
You are required to comply within 72 hours or we would take it that you do not want your parcel, and would move it to the treasury Also, you must not contact any other bank or any Agent for any payment, because your payment is here in care and will be released to you once you follow up the instructions stated to you.

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