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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: " Mr. Oche Iguedo"
Reply-To: <mrocheiguedo1001@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 04:01:55 +0100
Subject: MY DEAR FRIEND,
THEN IT WILL NOT BE MY FAULT IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE YOUR A.T.M. CARD

>From the Desk of

Mr. Oche Iguedo

PAYING BANKERS

Direct Private: mrocheiguedo1001@gmail.com

ATM CARD PAYMENT SYSTEM

Attn: ATM Card beneficiary

Dear Friend,

I am Mr. Oche Iguedo, a World Bank representative in Nigeria and/Benin Republic, going by series of petition received from International Body on the way your inheritance 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/ Federal Republic of Benin.


It was Resolved and Agreed upon that your Inheritance Fund would be released on a special method of payment, which tagged Name Reads ATM 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. This ATM CARD would be issued to you upon meeting with the Bank Requirement.

This is to acknowledge the receipt of your email message you sent. Already we have received a swift coded message today instructing us to transfer your funds worth of $6.5M USD {SIX MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ONLY} via an ATM CARD which you can use to withdraw your Usd $6.5M Dollars in any ATM machine in any part of the world, but the maximum amount you can withdraw in a day is USD $10,700.00 only.

This office, has been Mandated to take charge of the Issuance of the ATM CARD .And that your inheritance payment file should be passed to my desk for clarification .Upon Certification that your file is okay. His Office would direct you on how to receive your over due inheritance fund via ATM CARD.

The ATM CARD would be delivered to you via Courier. In the light of this aforementioned, you are required to furnish this office with the following information if different from the one we have above.

Your Full Name:

Your Full Address:

Your Median Name:

Your Occupation:

Your Next of Kin Name and your date of Birth:

Your telephone number and fax:

Your VALID ID

This Information's would be used in opening of an account here .It's from here that the ATM CARD would be used in issuance of The ATM CARD in your favor with the ATM CARD Number and all your information inserted into the card. Upon completion of this issuance of the ATM CARD, It would be send to you via courier services to your residential Address.

Urgently furnish this office with your Contact information in order to reconfirm if it's in line with the one contained in our payment data. Be informed that your fund has been called back and it's now in suspense Account here in Our Bank {UBA} United Bank Of Africa. A new Account has to be opened in your Name before the ATM CARD is issued.

Waiting for an urgent response.

Yours Faithfully,

Mr. Oche Iguedo

OPERATOR

Private: mrocheiguedo1001@gmail.com

PAYING BANKERS OFFICER

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