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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: "frank clark" <mrfrankmclark3@telegraf.by>
Reply-To: MrFrankMClark300300@live.com
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 17:29:43 +0100
Subject: EUROPEAN BANK PLC,


INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
MR STANLEY MIKE
EUROPEAN BANK PLC, AFRICA BRANCH.

DEAR Sir/Ma

THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR
CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FILE AND FOUND OUT THE REASON WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED
YOUR OVERDUE PAYMENT WAS DUE TO YOU HAVE NOT FULFILLED THE OBLIGATIONS GIVEN
TO YOU IN RESPECT TO YOUR CONTRACT/ INHERITANCE PAYMENT.SECONDLY WE HAVE
BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE STILL DEALING WITH THE NON-OFFICIAL IN THE BANK,
DUE TO THIS YOUR ENTIRE ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND GOES IN
VAIN.

WE WISH TO ADVICE YOU THAT SUCH AN ILLEGAL ACT LIKE THIS 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 PAYMENTS ASIA PACIFIC THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION BY THE NEW ELECTED
PRESIDENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA. PRESIDENT UMARU MUSAYAR'ADUA ON HIS
SPEECH WHEN CHIEF OLUSEGUN OBASANJO (GCFR) SWORN HIM IN AS THE PRESIDENT
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 NOTE. THE
MAXIMUM AMOUNT TO WITHDRAW IS (THIRTY THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR PER DAY),
SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND THIS WAY PLEASE LET US KNOW BY
CONTACTING THE CUSTOMER CARE SERVICE CARD PAYMENT CENTER AND ALSO SEND THE
FOLLOWING
INFORMATIONS;

1. Home address
2. Direct phone number
3.Full name
CUSTOMER CARE SERVICE.
REV. FRANK M. CLARK
INTEGRATED PAYMENT DEPARTMENT.
Customer Hot line: +234 8 155 6751
Email:MrFrankMClark300300@live.com <Email%3AMrFrankMClark300300@live.com>


THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENT RE 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 FINALIZING YOUR PAYMENT.CALL ME ON MY DIRECT
NUMBER AS SOON AS YOU REPLY TO THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR FURTHER
DIRECTIVE IN THESE 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(EUROPEAN BANK 225) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN
CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER.

MR STANLEY MIKE
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
EUROPEAN BANK PLC, AFRICA BRANCH.

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