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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: "Beckman John" <johnbkm1@mailbox.hu>
Reply-To: johnbkm03@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 06:59:48 -0700
Subject: ATM CARD PAYMENT NOTIFICATION


ATM CARD PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

ATTN:BENEFICIARY,

THIS IS OFFICIALY TO 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 FUFILLED THE OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO YOU IN
RESPECT OF YOUR CONTRACT / INHERITANCE PAYMENT.SECONDLY WE HAVE 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 ADVICE
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,THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION BY PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER IN CHIFE OF
THE ARMED FORCE(MALAM URMARU MUSA YAR'DUA)(GCFR) FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
NIGERIA.THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE
TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATMMACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, BUT THE
MAXIMUM IS ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDERD DOLLARS PER DAY, SO IF YOU LIKE
TO RECIEVE YOUR FUND THIS WAY PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING THE CARD
PAYMENT CENTER AN ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO THEM:

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:CHOOSE EITHER BY ACCOUNT OR BY ATM CARD.

CONTACT PERSON:
DR. JOHN BECKMAN
INTEGRATED PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE
OUT{US$8.3MILLION U.S
DOLLARS} 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.EMAIL BACK AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE 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
( 118 ) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE
CARD CENTER.

REGARDS

MR.JOHN BECKMAN.
CHIEF AUDITOR TO THE PRESIDENT
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

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