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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: "Ms. Carol Smith" <jope194501@gmail.com>
Reply-To: cts194501@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2015 13:55:00 +0200
Subject: USD$320,000.00) EDS/WB/G6152/EUN/2015

FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTRE (FIC)
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONING PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL BANK-TOWER, 12TH FLOOR, IKOYI
LAGOS-NIGERIA.


DEAR BENEFICIARY,

REF/PAYMENTS CODE: EDS/WB/G6152/EUN/2015 (USD$320,000.00)

THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING TOWARDS THE
ERADICATION OF FRAUDSTERS AND SCAM ARTISTS IN AFRICA WITH THE HELP OF
THE ORGANIZATION OF AFRICAN UNITY (OAU) UNITED NATIONS (UN), EUROPEAN
UNION (EU) AND THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) AND FBI. WE HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO TRACK DOWN SO MANY OF THIS SCAM ARTIST IN VARIOUS PARTS
OF AFRICAN COUNTRIES WHICH INCLUDES (SOUTH AFRICA, REPUBLIC OF BENIN,
GHANA, CAMEROON AND SENEGAL) AND THEY ARE ALL IN GOVERNMENT CUSTODY
NOW, THEY WILL APPEAR AT INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC) HAGUE
(NETHERLANDS) SOON FOR CRIMINAL/FRAUD JUSTICE.

DURING THE COURSE OF OUR INVESTIGATION, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RECOVER
SO MUCH MONEY FROM THESE SCAM ARTISTS. THE UNITED NATIONS ANTI-CRIME
COMMISSION AND THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) HAVE ORDERED THE
MONEY RECOVERED FROM THE SCAMMERS TO BE SHARED AMONG THEIR VICTIMS
AROUND THE WORLD AS COMPENSATION BUT IDENTIFYING EACH VICTIM IS A HUGE
TASK, BASED ON THESE, THE COMMITTEE DECIDED TO CARRY OUT A COMPUTER
RANDOM DRAWS. THIS LETTER IS BEEN DIRECTED TO YOU BECAUSE YOUR EMAIL
ADDRESS WAS FOUND IN ONE OF THE ARRESTED SCAMMER COMPUTER HARD-DISK
DURING OUR INVESTIGATION, MAYBE YOU HAVE BEEN SCAMMED OR NOT, YOU ARE
THEREFORE BEING COMPENSATED WITH THE SUM OF $320,000.00 USD(THREE
HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS).

WE HAVE ALSO ARRESTED SOME OF THOSE WHO CLAIM THAT THEY ARE
BARRISTERS, BANK OFFICIALS, AND LOTTERY AGENTS WHO HAS BEEN SENDING
YOU SMS ON YOUR PHONE THAT YOU HAVE WON A LOTTERY WHICH DOES NOT
EXIST. SINCE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS APPEARED AMONG THE LUCKY BENEFICIARIES
WHO WILL RECEIVE A COMPENSATION FUNDS, WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT
TO BE PAID TO YOU THROUGH ATM VISA CARD. YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR
COMPENSATION PAYMENT THROUGH ATM CARD VALID FOR 3 YEARS FROM MONTH OF
ISSUANCE; IT IS MASTERCARD AND VISA (EMV) CHIP AND PIN DEBIT CARD,
USED ACROSS ALL CHANNELS INCULDING POS, ONLINE AND ATM. CARD CASH
WITHDRAWALS IN THE CURRENCY OF THE COUNTRY YOU ARE MAKING YOUR
WITHDRAWAL.


AN ATM VISA CARD WILL BE ISSUED IN YOUR NAME AND YOUR $320,000.00 USD
WILL BE LOADED INTO IT, AND DELIVER IT TO YOUR POSTAL ADDRESS WITH THE
PIN NUMBER, YOU ARE THEREFORE ADVISED TO CONTACT ONLY THE TRANSACTION
MANAGER IN CHARGE OF YOUR PAYMENT OR CALL HIM ON + 234 817487 4434.

TRANSACTION MANAGER: MR. RAIN ADO
EMAIL: RAINADO@ACCOUNTANT.COM
TEL: + 234 817487 4434

AS SOON AS YOU ESTABLISH A CONTACT WITH HIM, AN ATM CARD WILL BE
ISSUED TO YOU IMMEDIATELY WHICH YOU CAN USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR FUNDS IN
ANY BANK ATM MACHINE, BUT THE MAXIMUM DAILY CASH LIMIT IS $5,000.00
PER DAY AND POS SPENDING IS UPGRADED TO S DAILY LIMITED OF $10,000.00.
SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS THROUGH THIS MEANS YOU'RE ADVISED
TO CONTACT TRANSACTION MANAGER: MR. RAIN ADO WITH THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION AS STATED BELOW:

1. YOUR FULL NAME:
2. CONTACT / POSTAL ADDRESS (FOR SHIPPING OF CARD)
3. YOUR AGE:
4. OCCUPATION:
5. MOBILE PHONE NUMBER:

THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONING PAYMENT DEPARTMENT HAS ALSO CONCLUDED
ALL BANKING COST REGARDING TO BANK INSURANCE FEE. HOWEVER YOU WILL
HAVE TO MAKE AN UPFRONT PAYMENT OF $250 BEING PAYMENT FOR
LEGALIZATION AND DECENTRALIZATION TO ENABLE THE BANK ISSUE AN ATM CARD
TO YOU WITHOUT YOUR REVEALING YOUR IDENTITY, THESE MEASURES IS TO
PROTECT YOU FROM IDENTITY THIEF. YOUR ATM CARD WILL BE DELIVERED
THROUGH UPS OR FEDEX ON COST AT DELIVERY, THAT IS TO SAY, YOU WILL BE
PAYING FOR DELIVERY COST TO THE COURIER COMPANY UPON DELIVERY OF YOUR
ATM AT YOUR DOORSTEP.

PLEASE BE WARNED, THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONING PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
DOES NOT INSTRUCT ANY OTHER BANK OR AGENT IN THIS PAYMENT EXCEPT THE
ABOVE NAMED TRANSACTION MANAGER, WE ADVISE YOU TO STOP ALL OTHER
COMMUNICATIONS YOU ARE HAVING WITH ANY OTHER AGENT OR BANK OFFICIALS
TO AVOID COMPLICATIONS. THANKS FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AS YOU FOLLOW
INSTRUCTIONS.

YOURS TRULY,
MS. CAROL .T. SMITH

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