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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. JIM OVIA" <sanjitkumar77pa@gmail.com>
Reply-To: zenithatmlogisticunit@outlook.com
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2015 13:39:12 -0700
Subject: release/dispatch of the SWIFT CREDIT CARD to your destination,

FROM: DR. JIM OVIA
Director ATM Swift Card &
Foreign Operation Payment Due Process Unit
Email: zenithatmlogisticunit@hotmail.com

Dear Sir/Madam,

Going by series of petition received from international body on the
way your inheritance/contract fund was handled by our correspondence
office, After Extensive close door meeting with board of directors and
other stake holders in the Government, subcommittees of the house of
Assembly and the house of Rep,Federal Republic of Nigeria. It was
Resolved and agreed upon that your inheritance/contract fund of
$7.2Million United State Dollars would be released on a special method
of payment, Which the tag name Reads SWIFT CREDIT CARD.

This method of payment is designed by the Government to avert fraud
perpetration or stoppage of fund by some agencies, either through Anti
terrorist certificate or other certificates. However, it is our
pleasure to inform you that your swift Credit Card Number: 5301 2364
5217 0066, meanwhile, your secret Pin Number will be available as soon
as you confirm to us the receipt of your swift credit card, also you
are advised that a maximum withdraw value of $10,000.00 is permitted
daily.

This swift credit card will be issued to you upon meeting with the
bank requirement, this office has mandated to take charge of the
insurance of the SWIFT CREDIT CARD, However, your inheritance payment
file has being crosscheck, and approve for payment in your favor.

This SWIFT CREDIT CARD has being programmed in our net work system,
You are advised to get back to this office with your address and
private telephone number for the release/dispatch of the SWIFT CREDIT
CARD to your destination, this development will be keep for yourself
alone and should not relate to any one till you received you ATM CARD.
PLEASE CONTACT US HERE (zenithatmlogisticunit@hotmail.com) or
(zenithatmlogisticunit@outlook.com).

Looking forward to hear from you.

Yours Faithfully

Dr. Jim Ovia
ATM Logistic Unit
Zenith Bank Plc.

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