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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: "DR USMAN USMAN Jr." <usmanusman_1000@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrusmanjr_102@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2006 02:50:14 +0000
Subject: OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT/SWIFT CREDIT CARD PAYMENT SYSTEM.

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN CONTRACT
VERIFICATION AND RECONCILIATIION
OFFICE OF THE FINANCIAL ADVISER TO THE PRESIDENT
ASO ROCK VILLA, ABUJA-NIGERIA.


Attention:Friend,

SWIFT CREDIT CARD PAYMENT SYSTEM

Going by series of petition received from
International body on the way your inheritance
/contract fund was handled by our correspondense
office.After Extentive close door meeting with Board
of Directors and other Stake holders in the
Government, Subcommittees of the House Of Assembly
and the House of Representative of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria.

It was resolved and agreed upon that your
inheritance /contract fund would be released on a
special method of payment which tag name reads:
SWIFT CREDIT 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 Swift Credit Card would be issued to you upon
meeting with the Bank Requirement.This office has
been mandated to take charge of the
issuance of the SWIFT CREDIT CARD and that your
inheritance payment file should be passed to my desk
for clarification upon Certification that your file is
ok.

This Office would direct you on how to receive your
over due inheritance/contract fund via SWIFT CREDIT
CARD.The SWIFT CREDIT 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:

1.Your Name:
2.Address:
3.Madian Name:
4.Your Next of Kin Name and your date of Birth.
5.Your telephone number and fax

This Informations would be used in openning of an
account here .It's from here that the ATM would be
used in issuance of The SWIFT CREDITS CARD in your favour with the
Credt card Number and all your information inserted
into the card. Upon completion of this issuance of the
Credit Card,It would be sent to you via Courier to
your residential Address.

Urgently furnish this office with your contact
information inorder 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 a suspence Account here
in our Bank.A new Account has to be opened in your
Name Before The Swift Credit Card is issued.

Waiting for an urgent response.

Yours Faithfully

Dr Usman Usman (jr)

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