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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.GODWI EMEFEL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <godwinemefele@mail2world.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2016 12:49:05 +0100
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT VIA ATM CARD

Dear Beneficiary.


YOUR PAYMENT VIA ATM CARD

We wish to let you know that the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and the President Federal Republic of Nigeria (Muhammadu Buhari) after consultation with World Economic Forum (WEF) which held recently in Nigeria.
Mandated the Central Bank of Nigeria to pay all Foreign Contractors, Inheritance and victims of scam with genuine claims their funds, which you are among the listed beneficiaries.

You are hereby notified that your Inheritance/Contract Payment of Ten Million
Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($10.5M) has been Approved to be paid to you by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) via ATM CARD. The card Will be used in any ATM machine all over the world or you can as well go to your bank to off-load the funds to your account once the ATM CARD is receive. We owe you the duty and responsibility to pay the approved legitimate fund $10.5m to you successfully once the payment obligations are completed as directed by the authorities monitoring the transaction.

Furthermore, the United Nations and Nigerian Government have agreed to waive all clearance fees/Charges and issue the ATM CARD to you instantly as directed. But the only fee you are to pay is the DELIVERY AND ITS VAT FEE. The DELIVERY/ VAT FEE IS COMPULSORY AND NOT NEGOTIABLE, IT MUST BE PAID BY THE FUND BENEFICIARY BEFORE PAYMENT,SO PAY IT IMMEDIATELY AND HAVE THE ATM CARD ISSUE AND SEND TO YOUR NOMINATED ADDRESS SUCCESSFULLY AS PROGRAMMED.

You are advised to re-confirm to us the below information.

Your Full Names:......................................
Your Residential Address (NOT P.O.BOX)...............
Your home phone number:........................
cell/Mobile Phone:.................................
Your Fax Number if any:...........................
Your Age/Sex:.........................................

Finally, we advise you to stop every communication you have with any other office, banks or organizations that claimed to have your fund because we are totally in charge of your payment and must pay you legitimately.

We need your maximum co-operation to issue the ATM CARD and deliver to you

successfully.

Reply Urgently.

MR.GODWIN EMEFELE,
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR,

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