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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: "info.williams@terra.es" <info.williams@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:37:14 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: RE:YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION


RE:YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
From Mr. Williams Eze
Swift Card Payment Office
Zenith Bank Plc
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Attention:Beneficiary
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This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract / inhe=
ritance file presently on my desk, and the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA ha=
s found out that you have not received your inheritance payment due to you=
r lack of co-operation and not fulfilling the obligations giving to you in =
respect to your contract / inheritance payment. Secondly, you are hereby a=
dvised to stop dealing with some non-officials in the bank as this is an il=
legal act and will have to stop if you so wish to receive your payment imme=
diately. After the board meeting held at our headquarters, we have resolve=
d in finding a solution to your problem, and as you may know, we have arran=
ged your payment through our SWIFT ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTRE in Europe, Ameri=
ca and Asia Pacific, which is the instruction given by our new president, U=
maru Yar'Adua (GCFR) Federal Republic of Nigeria. This card centre will sen=
d you an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw your money in an ATM MACHI=
NE in any part of the world. You are to withraw $5,000.00 on each transacti=
on. but the maximum is $15,000.00 (Fifteen Thousand Us Dollars) per day. S=
o, if you like to receive your fund this way. Please do let us know by fill=
ing out the below details =20
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(1) Your Full Name=20
(2)Address where you want the payment centre to send your ATM CARD.
(3)Phone And Fax Number
(4) Your Total Inheritance Fund to be received.
(5) Your Next of Kin
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Instead of loosing your fund, please indicate to us the total sum you are e=
xpecting and for your information you have stop any further communication w=
ith anybody or office. On this regards, do not hesitate to contact me for m=
ore details and direction, and also please do update me with any new develo=
pment.
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Thanks for your co-operation.
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Regards,
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From Mr. Williams Eze Director,
Swift Card Payment Office
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Note: Because of impostors, we hereby issue you with our code of conduct, w=
hich is (009) so you have to indicate this code when contacting this CARD C=
ENTRE





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