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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: Atm Center <swiftpaymntcenterk@live.com>
Reply-To: <info@swiftpaymentcentre.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 09:40:23 -0800
Subject: INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT



INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.

Attention: Beneficiary,

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

Secondly we have been informed that you are still dealing with the Non- executive Board Members in this bank in all your attempts to secure the release of your fund. We wish to advise you that such an illegal act has to stop if you wish 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 from our new elected president who was sworn in on the 29 of May 2007 as the new president of Federal Republic of Nigeria Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'adua and the Directors Central Bank of Nigeria, this card center will send you an VISA CARD which you will use to withdraw your money, but the maximum withdrawal is six thousand dollars per day.

To receive your funds immediately through this way, please contact the card
payment center with the following information’s for accuracy check.

1. Your full name 2. Phone and fax number, 3. Address where you would like to receive your VISA CARD (P.O box not acceptable) 4. Your age and current occupation 5. A copy of your identity

PLEASE CONTACT DEPUTY GOVERNOR, SWIFT CARD CENTRE (CBN) Name: MR.MORGAN YURI E-mail: info@swiftpaymentcentre.com

The card payment center has been mandated to issue out us$4,500,000.00{four million five hundred thousand USD} credited into your card as your part payment for this fiscal year. Also for your information you have to stop any further communication with any other persons or offices. This is to avoid any hitches in finalizing your payment. Note that because of impostors, we hereby issue you our code of conduct, which is (CLIENT NO: CBN: 6699/00) you must have to indicate this code when contacting the card center.

Thanks for your co-operation,

Sincerely,
MRS NANCY ENGEN(Assistant Secretary Board of Directors) (CBN).
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