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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: Rev Dr Alfred Williams <revdralfredwilliams@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2015 03:11:22 -0700
Subject: overdue payment released

Attention- Accreditted Beneficiary.
Sir/ Madam.


We are now charged with the responsibility of finding, reconciling and
releasing of all due payments that originated in Africa (lottery
winning, contract payments and inheritance funds) belonging to
foreign/local beneficiaries.

I came to Lagos from new York after series of meetings with the world
bank president Robert b. Zoellick and the UN secretary general due to
numerous complains from the FBI and other security agencies against
the Benin/ Nigerian government on the rate of scam/fraudulent activities going
on in federal Republic of Nigeria.

I have met with the central bank governor who claimed ignorant
of the delay in releasing foreign beneficiary’s funds in Africa but
promised to make sure that all fund beneficiaries receive their funds
within the next 48hrs. During our reconciliation review in Africa, all
unpaid lottery winning, contract payments and inheritance payment
files belonging to you and other foreign beneficiaries was traced and
approved successfully.

Your $12.5 million payment was among the approved beneficiaries and has
been programmed with an ATM card number: 4988 2414 76163496 through the
SKYE BANK affiliates to bank of England inter-switch computerization
department in United
Kingdom.

The ATM card is not a credit card, it is an automated teller machine
card (ATM card) which work in all banks with duly inter-switch and the
funds can then be transferred into your personal account as soon as
you have the card if you wish to. The united nations under the
Ministry of finance with the world bank groups and IMF (international
monitory fund) has adopted this administrative measure owning to
various complains/petitions received from beneficiaries due to the
delays in receiving their inheritance/wining funds as expected, it was
also adopted to reduce the administrative protocols as well as fraud
perpetration.

You are only allowed to withdraw usd $5,500.00 per day from the ATM
card account in any ATM machine center of your choice in any part of
the world or optional as soon as you get the ATM card, you can deposit
the total amount in the ATM card into your banking account with your
personal identification or passport id.

It is also important to let you know that you are required to bear the
cost of your ATM card courier fee as stipulated by the auditors, this
is because your $12.5million programmed ATM card is labeled as a "non
fragmented bond" and is protected by a hardcover bond policy by the
auditors which makes it impossible to deduct the delivery fee of your
ATM card from the approved $12.5million ATM card before it has been
delivered to you.

Furthermore, the auditors declined reverse delivery payment, (no more
c.o.d for international shipments) that if a reverse delivery payment
is made and something goes wrong, that we/you cannot sue the delivery
company to recover the full value of the fund as stipulated in the ATM
card since payment for delivery was not made at point of mailing, so
For this reasons, we had come to an agreement with the auditors that
you shall be the one to take the sole responsibility for the delivery
fee of your $12.5million ATM card to your address as reverse payment is
ruled out.

Your $12.5million ATM card will only cost you the cost of delivering
your ATM card which involves only $175 (24hrs delivery).

Based on the above reasons, we have concluded delivery arrangement
with the Arik delivery agent, in view of the above development; you
are requested to immediately pay the delivery cost through the Arik
agent given payment instruction below:

Delivery cost: $175 (24hrs/overnight delivery)

Urgently send the above payment via western union or money gram as
directed below; also forward your correct delivery address where you
want the ATM card to be delivered as the United Nations will not be
held responsible for any mistake in delivering your $12.5million ATM
card payment to you.

I have a very limited time here in Africa , so i would like you to
urgently send the $175 courier fee today so that the courier company
will proceed on the delivery of your ATM card before i leave Africa.
if your delivery fee is received today, your $12.5million ATM card will
leave to your destination first thing tomorrow morning and will get to
you within 24hrs, this means that if you send the $175 delivery fee
today,you will receive your $12.5million ATM card tomorrow since it is
an overnight/24hrs delivery.

Here is the western union money transfer or money gram payment
information to send the $175 courier fee:

Receiver name: Collins C. UKWUOMA
City: LAGOS
Country: Nigeria
Test question: When
Test answer: now
Amount: $175

After paying the fee, send the following payment information's to me.

1. Sender's name and address
2. Mtcn number
3. Text question & answer

I'm waiting for the mtcn payment confirmation of the courier fee and your
delivery information to enable your ATM card delivery proceeds
immediately.
Thank you
REV DR ALFRED WILLIAMS.

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