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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: <ATM Payment Department>Zenithbank009@gmail.com
Reply-To: jamesmr.monday@rocketmail.com
Date: 07 Feb 2017 02:50:57 -0800
Subject: Atm Card for you

Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX028 UNITED NATIONS.
(WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMM)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
870 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA 20-A NEW YORK NY 10017
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT
 
Attention: Beneficiary
 
This is to officially inform you that we have verified your payment file and found out that you have not received your payment(Fund) due to the fact that you has not fulfilled the obligations given to you in respect of your funds payment.
 
Meanwhile, a woman came to my office few days ago with a letter, claiming to be your true representative to claim your over due payment, below is the information she presented for the claims:
 
Name: Janet White
Bank Name: Citi Bank
Bank Address: Arizona, USA
Account N0: 6503809428.
 
However, do re-confirm to us as a matter of urgency if this woman was sent by you to enable us facilitate your payment accordingly, otherwise we will not be faulted for a wrong payment. Your payment has been arranged via Swift Card Payment Center Asia pacific.
 
The Bank will send you an ATM CARD which will serve as a better means to withdraw your money from any available ATM Machine around you.  NB: the maximum amount of withdrawal per day is Twenty thousand Dollars (US$20,000)per a day, if this serves your interest to receive your funds, please contact the Swift Card payment Center, ZENITH BANK for more information regarding your payment.
 
You are to contact Mr.Monday James with this underlisted information for your payment/ATM CARD.
Contact Person:Mr.Monday James
Director Swift Card Payment Center
E-mail: jamesmr.monday@rocketmail.com
Call him : + 234-8-1251 31637.

In other to reconfirm your data, please send us your below information:
1. Your full name:
2. Direct Phone and fax number:
3. Contact Address (for the delivery of your ATM Card via Courier)
4. Your age and current occupation: The ATM Card Payment Center has been mandated to issue out US$2,000,000.00 (Two Million United States Dollars) as part payment for this fiscal year 2016.
 
Also for your information, you have to stop any further communication with any other person(s) or office(s) to avoid any difficulties in receiving your funds payment.  To avoid impostors, take note of our code of conduct (ATM-822), you must indicate this code when contacting the Swift Card Payment Center preferable used as contact subject.

Yours in-service,
Chief Yinka Balogun.
Chief-Auditor
ATM Payment Department.
Zenith Bank PLC.

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