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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: "aminudamba@terra.es" <aminudamba@terra.es>
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 16:51:24 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Atm Payment Release



OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT,
ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT (CBN)
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.

Sir/Madam.


This is to officially inform you that we have verified your
contract/inheritance payment file and found out that why you have not
received your payment, after having fulfilled all the obligations given
to
you in respect of your contract/inheritance payment.

Based on that, we have been informed that you are dealing with none
staffs
of our Apex Bank and your entire attempt to secure the release of your
fund failed. Therefore, we wish to advise you that such an illegal act
will frustrate and stop your payment since we have decided to bring a
solution to your problem. Right now we have concluded that arrangement
for
the release of your payment through our swift card payment center Asia
pacific that is the latest instruction order received from MR.
PRESIDENT,
CHIEF OLUSEGUN OBASANJO (GCFR) FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.AND EFCC
NIGERIA as well as the INTERPOL and FBI. This card center will send to
you
an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw your money in any ATM
MACHINE
CENTRE in the world with the maximum of Twenty Thousand United States
Dollars only daily.

Note, this method of payment will be granted if it is acceptable to you
for the release of your contract/inheritance entitlement.

As a matter of fact, you are required to send the following
information:

1. Your full name
2. Phone and fax number
3. Address were you want them to send the ATM Card
4. Your age and current occupation
5. Attach copy of your identification

The ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER has been mandated to issue out
$6,000,000.00
as part payment of your contract/inheritance entitlement for this
fiscal
year 2007. Also for your information, you are warned to stop further
communication with any other person(s) or office(s) to avoid delays in
receiving your contract/inheritance payment claims.
Hence this will stop the impostors; we hereby issued to you our code of
conduct, which is (ATM-0782) please you are meant to indicate this code
when contacting the card center by using it as your subject.


Finally, for further discuss, you are advised to email me as soon as
you
receive this important message for an update.


Regard,

Aminu Damba
Director ATM Payment Department (CBN)








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