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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: "what is the year 2008" <stanleymike5@biz.by>
Reply-To: stanleymike40001@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 11:48:33 +0100
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF YOUR PAYMENT


*INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
MR STANLEY MIKE
ECO BANK PLC.


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 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 ILLEGAL 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 PAYMENTS
PACIFICALLY, THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION BY THE ELECTED PRESIDENT FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF GHANA. PRESIDENT JOHN KUFOUR ON HIS SPEECH .

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 MAXIMUM IS
(ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR PER DAY), SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR
FUND THIS WAY PLEASE LET US KNOW BY SENDING THE FOLLOWING BELOW
INFORMATIONS IMMIDAITELY ;

1. YOUR FULL NAME:
..................................................................
2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER:
.....................................................................
3. ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THE ATM TO BE SEND:
................................................
4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION:
..........................................................
5. A COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY ATTACHED IT TO
E-MAIL.............................................

THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT $8,300,000.00 AS
PART PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 2008.ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION YOU HAVE TO
STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON (S) OR OFFICE(s). THIS
IS TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN FINALISING YOUR PAYMENT.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 (ECO BANK 225) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING
THE CARD CENTER.MOREOVER,KINDLY GET BACK TO ME IMMIDAITELY SO THAT I WILL
UPDATE YOU THE NEXT LINE OF ACTION.

MR STANLEY MIKE
DIRECTOR ECO BANK PLC.
TEL:+233249340010
PAYMENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GHANA.
*

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