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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.Smith Milton" <smith_milton020@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:35:48 +0000
Subject: Scammed Victim Compensations Payments via ATM Card Payment.



CENTRAL BANK/UNITED NATIONS 2007 COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS DIRECTIVE.
ATTN:Sir/madam,
SCAMMED VICTIM/1 MILLION BENEFICIARY.REF/PAYMENTS CODE:06654 1MILLION USD
This is to bring to your notice that I am delegated from the United Nations And Central bank of Nigeria to pay 100 Nigerian 419 scam victims $1 Million each, you are listed and approved for this payments as one of the scammed victims,get back to us as soon as possible for the immediate payments of your $1 Million compensations funds.
On this faithfull recomendations,I want you to know that during the last UN meetings held at Abuja,Nigeria,it was alarmed so much by the rest of the world in the meetings on the lose of funds by variouse foreigners to the scams artists operating in syndicates all over the world today,in other to retain the good image of the country,the president of the country is now paying 100 victims of this operators $1Million USD each,Due to the corrupt and inefficient banking systems in Nigeria,the payments are to be paid by Central bank Nigeria as corressponding paying bank under fundling assistance by the National westminster bank london.
According to the number of applicants at hand,84 beneficiaries has been paid ,half of the victims are from the United States and Asia,we still have more 16 left to be paid the compensations of $1Million each.Your particulars was mentioned by one of the syndicates who was arrested in Lagos Nigeria as one of thier victims of the operations,you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to him for any reason what so ever,the US secret service is already on trace of the criminal.
You can receive your compensations payments via ATM CARD PAYMENT.
Furthermore you are advice to reconfirm you billing address include your full name and direct contact telephone number to the Managing Director Swift Card Consultant Payment Center for the issuance certified ATM Card, the contact information is as follows:
MANAGING DIRECTOR SWIFT CARD CONSULTANT PAYMENT CENTER.Email: register_cbn.creditcardpayment@yahoo.comTELPHONE: +234-1-7926469NAME: Rev Dr Patrick Azziza.
NB Please do not reply to this E-mail,contact the Managing Director Swift Card Consultant Payment Center immediately with the necessary information required from you so that they commence on proceeding.
Yours faithfully,Mr Smith Milton.
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