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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: mamman ali <mammanali05@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2020 01:45:42 -0700
Subject: YOUR ATM CARD PAYMENT NOW or BANK TO BANK WIRE TRANSFER

Attention: The Ordering Beneficiary.

This Is to Officially Inform You that Nigeria Government Have approved
your part payment of $10.5m through SKYE BANK NIGERIA PLC, Via
ATM/Master Card, the card center will send you an ATM card which you
will use to withdraw your money in any ATM machine in any part of the
world, but the maximum is Ten thousand dollars per day, so if you will
like to receive your fund payment through this way please let us know
by contacting the card payment center below with the following
information immediately with your under listed information for clarity
purpose and avoidance of error.
(1) Your full name and address where you want the bank to send the ATM
Card to you through a Courier Service company (P.O box Not Accepted)
and we hereby issue you our Code of Conduct Tag Number Which Is
(175-6) so you must have to indicate this code when contacting the
Card Center.
(2) Your direct telephone number

Meanwhile, if you prefer to get your approved $10.5M USD payment
through bank to bank wire transfer kindly send your banking details
now with the contact person below and get paid in the next four
banking days.

Contact Person:
Mr. Chris Johnson
Head, Private Banking Section, Skye Bank Plc Nigeria
Telephone: +234-817 057 1192, Tel/Fax: 234-1-8177881
Email: (chrisjohnsonskyebankng@gmail.com) or (pay-skyebk@techie.com)

Yours Sincerely
Mr.Mamman Ali
Chairman Presidential Advisory Committee on Foreign Debt Payment
The Federal Republic of Nigeria

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