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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: "Yusuf Olaolu ALi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <olaoluyusuf@yahoo.com.sg>
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2016 07:00:27 -0700
Subject: RE: ON YOUR ATM CARD.......190.104.157.91

LEGAL DEPARTMENT
DEBT RECONCILIATIONS/PAMENT             
REF NO:...PDSN/OSI/OO2/ DSF2011
DATE:-...14/04/2016
 
MOTTO: NO BODY IS ABOVE THE LAW!!!
 
KIND ATTENTION .
 
 
DEAR FRIEND READ TO YOUR UNDERSTANDING BECAUSE I WANTED TO DO THIS TO YOU TO MARK MY  TENURE AFTER OUR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION LAST YEAR.
 
THANK YOU FOR NOTIFYING THIS DEPARTMENT  THAT YOU DIDN'T AUTHORIZE
THIS IMPOSTOR NAMED  DONALD MORISON TO ACT AND RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS THROUGH YOUR ATM MASTER
CARD VALUED US$5.5M ON YOUR BEHALF FROM THIS HONORABLE COMMISSION JUST AS THEY CONFIRMED FROM (A.I.T) AFRICA INDEPENDENT TELEVISION THIS MORNING.
 
FURTHERMORE, WE ARE GLAD TO HEAR THAT YOU ARE IN A GOOD HEALTH STATE/ALIVE AND NOTHING IS WRONG WITH YOUR HEALTH AND OTHERWISE.
 
BEFORE I PROCEED, I WOULD LIKE TO URGENTLY CLARIFY AND ASSURE YOU THAT THIS IS NOT A JOKE OR ANY KIND OF GAMES THAT HAS TO DO WITH FRAUD OR IDENTITY THEFT BECAUSE THE SAID WINNING CONTRACTUAL APPROVED SUM IS IN
EXISTENCE AND IN YOUR NAME, READY TO BE RELEASED TO YOU AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS LEGAL METHOD OF PAYMENT. I REPEAT, THIS IS REAL, GENUINE AND ABOVE ALL, LEGAL AND 100% RISK FREE FINANCIALLY FROM
YOUR SIDE, BECAUSE EVERY INFORMATION CONTAINED HERE AND IN THE PREVIOUS MESSAGE AS CONFIRMED BY THE DELIVERY COMPANY,SENT TO YOU OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE ARE NOTHING BUT ABSOLUTE TRUTH.
 
TO THIS EFFECT, BE INFORMED THAT THE EMAIL I RECEIVED FROM THIS MISCREANT HAS ALREADY BEEN DIRECTED TO THE APPROPRIATE INVESTIGATION UNIT OF THIS COMMISSION (E.F.C.C), FOR IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION ON HOW TO GET THEM ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED FRAUD AND WITH THE HELP/INVOLVEMENT OF THE INTERPOL AND THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI) IN THIS PURSUIT TO ERADICATE SCAMMERS/CHEATS/FRAUDSTERS OUT OF THE SURFACE OF THIS GREAT COUNTRY, I AM CONFIDENT TO TELL YOU THAT VERY SHORTLY, YOU WILL HEAR OF THE ARREST OF THIS HOODLUM.
 
MEANWHILE, THE FOLLOWING DETAILS ARE FOR YOUR PERUSAL AND IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT OF YOUR ATM CASH PAYMENT CARD TO YOUR DOOR STEP SO AS TO EXPEDITE YOUR COMPLIANCE:-
 
(1). YOUR ATM CARD NUMBER IS:::::::::::::637 955 331 3000 04772
(2). YOUR ATM ACTIVATION CODE NUMBER IS::::::::::::::::::::::: 3789
(3). YOUR ATM CARD PIN NUMBER IS:::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 7692
(4). YOUR CARD ISSUED DATE IS::::::::::::::::::::::::05/ 01/2016
(5). YOUR CARD EXPIRY DATE IS:::::::::::::::::::::::::10/ 7/2019
(6). CARD SHIPMENT DATE:::::::::::::::::::::::: 23/01\2016
(7). CARD DELIVERY DATE:::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::25/04/2016
(8). SPECIAL ANTI FRAUD UNIT SCREENED NUMBER IS::::::::::::SAFUCN2244923NG
(9). FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE (F.M.F) APPROVAL NUMBER IS::::::::::::FMF11
 
NOTE: YOU ARE ADVISED TO CHANGE YOUR SECRET PIN AND PASSWORD IMMEDIATELY THE CARD ARRIVES YOUR DOORSTEP ON THE DATE AND TIME GIVEN ABOVE.
 
MEANWHILE, BECAUSE OF THE VITAL INFORMATION BOTH SIDES OF THE CARD CONTAINS ON HOW TO CHANGE YOUR PIN, ACTIVATE THE CARD AND THEN FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO MAKE USE OF THE CARD FOR CASH WITHDRAWALS AT ANY ATM CASH
PAYMENT POINT/CENTER/MACHINES, WE ARE UNABLE TO SEND SCAN COPY OF IT TO YOU VIA EMAIL TO AVOID ANY ILLEGAL FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES ON YOUR PART WITHOUT YOUR CONSENT BY INTERNET SPAMMERS/HIJACKERS, BECAUSE THIS
COMMISSION WILL NOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE INTENTIONALLY DONE.
 
HOWEVER, TO ENABLE THIS COMMISSION FACILITATE ONE TIME SHIPMENT AND PROMPT DELIVERY OF THIS CARD TO YOUR DESIGNATED ADDRESS WITHIN LESS THAN 48HRS AS MANDATED/SCHEDULED THROUGH (SPEED LINK COURIER SERVICE
DELIVERY COMPANY), AN EXPRESS DELIVERY COST OF US$130.00 ONLY, IS REQUIRED FROM YOU TO ENHANCE SHIPMENT/DELIVERY, OF THIS CARD TO YOUR DOORSTEP WITHOUT ANY HITCH AND DELAY.
 
HOWEVER, KINDLY USE THE WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER (WU) RECEIVER'S DETAILS BELOW TO EFFECT THIS FEE AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS NOTIFICATION RESPONSE TODAY SO AS TO FACILITATE SHIPMENT OF YOUR ATM CARD TO YOUR DOORSTEP AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE:-
 
NAME:::::::::::::::CHARLES OGOKE
COUNTRY:::::::::::::::NIGERIA,
CITY:::::::::::::::::::::::::::LAGOS,
TEXT QUESTION:::::::::::::EVERY ?
TEXT ANSWER::::::::::::::::URGENT
AMOUNT::::::::::::::::US$130. 00  ONLY.
 
AS SOON AS THIS FEE IS EFFECTED TO THE SHIPPING COMPANY'S RECEIVER'S INFORMATION ABOVE, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE US WITH THE FOLLOWING PAYMENT COMPLIANCE PICK UP DETAILS FOR CONFIRMATION TO HELP US INSTRUCT THE SHIPPING COMPANY TO PROCEED WITH SHIPMENT OF YOUR CARD TO ITS DESTINATION COUNTRY IMMEDIATELY AND THEN QUICKLY FURNISH YOU WITH THE LABEL RECEIPT TRACKING NUMBER, TO ENABLE YOU TRACK STATUS OF THE SHIPMENT AND ITS SAFETY ARRIVAL TO YOUR DOORSTEP WITHIN 24HRS RESPECTIVELY:-
 
(1). MONEY TRANSFER CONTROL NUMBER (M.T.C.N).
(2). SENDER'S NAME & ADDRESS.
 
AS SOON AS I RECEIVE THESE DETAILS FROM YOU AND THE SENT FEE CONFIRMED, WE WILL NOT HESITATE TO AUTHORIZE IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT OF YOUR ATM CARD TO IT'S COUNTRY/STATE LOCATION AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.
 
FOR YOUR INFORMATION, BELOW ARE TABULATED REASONS OF THE US$130.00 FEE
PAYMENT AS CHARGED:-
 
(A). COURIER SERVICE FEE::::::::::::::::::::::::US$40.00 ONLY.
 
(B). INSURANCE PREMIUM COVERAGE CHARGE:::::::::::::::::::::: US$90.00 ONLY.
 
TOTAL FEE INVOLVED:::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::US$130.00 ONLY.
 
THEREFORE, IF YOUR MAILING ADDRESS IS DIFFERENT FROM THE SENDER ADDRESS OF THIS FEE, PLEASE KEEP US POSTED WITH THE CORRECT/VALID ADDRESS WHERE YOU WISH THE SHIPPING COMPANY TO DELIVER THE PARCEL (ATM CARD) IN YOUR NEXT RESPONSE SO AS TO AVOID WRONG DELIVERY, BECAUSE THIS COMMISSION WILL NOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS/MISDIRECTION OR WRONG DELIVERY OF PARCEL WITHOUT PROPER NOTIFICATION GUIDELINES FROM THE BENEFICIARY.
 
LASTLY, YOU ARE FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS WHERE NECESSARY AND YOUR IMMEDIATE COMPLIANCE WITH THIS FEE TODAY WILL HELP ATTAIN SHIPMENT OF THIS CARD TO YOUR DESIGNATED ADDRESS WITHIN THE TIME FRAME STIPULATED ABOVE UNFAILINGLY.
 
TAKE NOTE: THIS FEE CANNOT BE WAIVED OR NEGOTIATED. FURTHERMORE, IT CANNOT BE SIMULTANEOUSLY SUBTRACTED/WITHDREW FROM THE ATM CASH CARD BY A THIRD PARTY BECAUSE YOU ARE THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS THE MANDATED TO ACCESS THE CARD FOR ANY TRANSACTIONS IN AND OUTSIDE THE USA WITH THE INFORMATION OF IT. ANY ATTEMPT BY A THIRD PARTY WOULD BE
SUBJECTED/REGARDED AS A FRAUD AND WE WILL NOT HESITATE TO INSTRUCT THE ISSUED BANK TO HAVE IT  CONFISCATED/DECLINED SINCE WE ARE NOT READY TO BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE ON YOUR PART IF OR INTERCEPTED.
 
ON THE OTHER HAND, BE EARLIER INFORMED THAT THE SHIPPING COMPANY INVOLVED DOESN'T OPERATE THE CASH ON DELIVERY (C.O.D) METHOD OF SERVICE. THEY RECEIVE SHIPPING CHARGE/FEE(S) UPFRONT AND THEN EXECUTE
SERVICE PROMPTLY WITHIN THE TIME FRAME STIPULATED.
 
I HOPE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN ASSURED/CLARIFIED/GUARANTEED WITH THE ABOVE LINES CONCERNING SHIPMENT OF YOUR ATM CARD? THEREFORE, YOU ARE ADVISED TO GO AHEAD AND HAVE THE FEE EFFECTED TO THE AUTHORIZED RECEIVER'S INFORMATION GIVEN TO AVOID DELAY IN ATTAINING DELIVERY OF THE ATM CARD TO YOUR NOMINATED ADDRESS WITHIN LESS THAN 48HRS AS SCHEDULED IN YOUR FAVOR.
 
IMPORTANT: WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO KNOW OF THE TIME FRAME IN THIS TRANSACTION, WHICH WE WANT YOU TO OBSERVE/OBLIGE TO  IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY BREACH OF AGREEMENT, BECAUSE ANY FORM OF DELAY, HESITATION, DOUBTS IN THIS TRANSACTION WILL  LEAD TO IMMEDIATE TERMINATION OF THIS PAYMENT IN THE NEXT 48HRS IF PAYMENT DEVICE/FUND IS NOT CLAIMED BY
YOU.
 
NB: IF WE DON'T HEAR BACK FROM YOU WITHIN LESS THAN 24HRS, WE WOULD ASSUMED THAT YOU GOT THIS NOTIFICATION RESPONSE AND THEN IGNORED IT, AS A RESULT, WE WILL NOT HESITATE TO SUSPEND FURTHER SHIPMENT OF THIS CARD TO YOU UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
 
 
THANKS FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED COOPERATION IN THIS REGARDS.
YOURS FAITHFULLY
BEST REGARDS,
 
Yusuf Olaolu Ali (S.A.N)
Principal Partner, Yusuf Ali & Co.
2nd Floor Suite WW4,
Tafawa Balewa Complex,
Lagos Victoria Island
yusufolaolualisan001@lawyer.com
Yusuf Ali & Co.,
Ghalib Chambers (Law Firm),
Ilorin, Nigeria
yusufolaolualisan001@lawyer.com
View on www.yusufali.net

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