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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: ATM APPROVED PAYMENT <talex.imf@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2015 05:29:16 -0700
Subject: ATM CARD APPROVED PAYMENT

Attn: Sir/Madam,

(Approval ATM Card Full Payment with interest Notification Fund Valued
Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars Only
(US$12.500.000.00)

Following the failure of banks and other financial institutions and
agencies to release your overdue inheritance fund payment, the federal
government has directed the federal ministry of finance, to device a
means of paying all beneficiaries, including you.

The best and most efficient way of doing this, we have discovered,is
by processing and sending your ATM card. This has been adjudged the
best and most effective way of paying beneficiaries without any
stoppages as the various banks have experienced using the wire
transfer mode of payment, requiring series of transfer documents which
costs quite a lot of money.

We are therefore processing your ATM card, which will be ready in few
days time and shall be sent to you along with the brochure to guide
you on how to use the card. The card shall be loaded with your part
payment.

On receipt of the ATM card, you will be able to make withdrawals, note
exceeding $20,000 per day, but the limit of withdrawal shall be
expanded after one week, whereby you can withdraw more than $20,000
per day until the amount loaded in the card is exhausted. The second
card shall then be processed with the remaining half of your fund.

You are therefore, requested to reconfirm to us if this mode of
payment is o.k. by you as well as your address where you will be on
hand to receive the package containing your card and sign off the
register that will come along with the delivery courier, confirming
that you have received your card because it is a very sensitive
document that cannot be received by proxy.Get back to me as soon as
you receive this email so that the processing of your card can be
completed and sent to you. Also reach me with your telephone number
for faster communication. Kindly clarify to me on this
E-mail(centralbankoflastnamenigeria@yahoo.com.ph). Fill this information below:

1. Full name:
2. Phone and fax number:
3. Your current address:
4. Your full bank information:
5. Your age and current occupation:
6. Nationality:
7. Your fund total amount:
8. Next of Kin:

Your immediate respond is urgently needed.


Thank you,

Mr.Danladi Kifasi,
Permanent Secretary,
Federal Ministry Of Finance.

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