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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: henry wisdom <henrywisdom1@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:49:35 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: ATT;YOUR ATM CARD














YOUR SWIFT CREDIT CARD PAYMENT INFORMATIONS
 


OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATION
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA AUDITING DEPARTMENT

DEAR BELOVED

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 UN-AUTHORISED OFFICIALS IN THE BANK AS ALL YOUR ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF THE FUND TO YOU HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL, WE WISH TO ADVISE YOU THAT SUCH AN ILLEGAL ACT LIKE THIS HAVE TO STOP IF YOU WISHES TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT NOW SINCE WE HAVE DECIDED TO BRING A SOLUTION TO YOUR PROBLEM.

RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH OUR ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTRE , THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION FROM MR. PRESIDENT, UMARU YAR'ADUA, 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 THE MAXIMUM IS TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER DAY, SO IF YOU ARE WILLING TO RECIEVE YOUR FUND THIS WAY, PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING THIS OFFICE IMMEDIATELY AND ALSO FORWARD THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

1. FULL NAME.

2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER.

3. ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD TO(P.O BOX NOT ACCEPTABLE).

4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION

5. A COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION

THIS ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTRE HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT $4,300,000.00 AS PART PAYMENT FOR THIS FIRST QUARTER OF OUR PAYING PERIOD. ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION, STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(s)AS TO AVOID ANY HITCH IN RECEIVING YOUR ATM PAYMENT.

NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR NEW CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS (ATM-811)AS WE ADVISE YOU TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTRE BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.

BEST REGARDS,
 
DR.EMMANUAL EZE



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