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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: MALAM SADIQ ALMAN <atm574576dq@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <infopaziz00@yahoo.es>
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 07:15:04 +0000
Subject: ATM CARD PAYMENT FOR FUND BENEFICIARIES





ATM CARD PAYMENT FOR FUND BENEFICIARIES

INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OFOPERATIONS

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.

DATE; FRI, 12th OCT, 2007

ATTENTION BENEFICIARY:

THIS IS TO OFFICIALY
INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR CONTRACT /INHERITANCE FILE AND FOUND OUT
THAT WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOURPAYMENT IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT FUFILLED THE
OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO YOU IN RESPECT OF YOUR CONTRACT / INHERITANCE
PAYMENT.



SECONDLY WEHAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE STILL
DEALING WITH THE NONE OFFICIALS IN THE BANK ALL YOUR ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE
RELEASE OF THE FUND TO YOU. WE WISH TO ADVIVE YOU THAT SUCH AN ILEGAL ACT LIKE
THIS HAVE TO STOP IF YOU WISHES TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT SINCE WE HAVE DECIDED TO
BRING A SOLUTION TO YOUR PROBLEM.

RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR
PAYMENT THROUGH OUR SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC, THAT IS THE LATEST
INSTRUCTION BY THE PRESIDENT CHIEF ALHAJI UMAR MUSA
YAR-ADUA (GCFR FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
NIGERIA.

THIS 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 AXIMUM IS ONE THOUSAND FIVE DOLLARS PER DAY,



SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECIEVE YOUR FUND THIS WAY PLEASE
LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING THE CARD PAYMENT CENTER AND ALSO 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. A COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY ATTACHED TO E-MAIL


CONTACT PERSON:

Dr.
PATRICK FRANK
INTEGRATED PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
EMAIL:infopaziz00@yahoo.es

THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED
TO ISSUE OUT $8,300,000.00 AS PART PAYMENT FOR THIS
FISCAL YEAR 2007.

ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY
FURTHER COMMINUCATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(s).

THIS IS TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN FINALIZING YOUR
PAYMENT.
AS SOON AS YOU REPLY TO THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR
FURTHER DIRECTION IN THIS REGARDS AND ALSO UPDATE ME ON ANY DEVELOPMENT FROM
THE ABOVE MENTIONED OFFICE.

NOTE: THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY
ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS (811) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE
WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER.

PERSON IN CONTACT OF THE CARD
CENTER.

(MALAM SADIQ ALMAN)



CHIEF AUDITOR TO THE PRESIDENT
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
NIGERIA
ATM CARD PAYMENT FOR FUND
BENEFICIARIES
DATE; FRI, 12th OCT, 2007
_________________________________________________________________
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