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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: "Bank of NATIONS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <general.1secretary@gala.net>
Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 20:49:22 +0100
Subject: Your Atm Card Is Ready.

INTERCONTINENTAL BANK COMPENSATION UNIT, IN AFFILIATION WITH THE UNITED NATION. Send a copy of your response to Intercontinental  BANK PLC.

Good Day .Compliment of the season? Hope all is well with you and family?,You may not understand why this mail came to you.

We have been having a meeting for the passed 7 months which ended 2 days ago with the former secretary to the UNITED NATIONS.

This email is to all the people that have been SCAMMED in any part of the world to erradicate Scam, the UNITED NATIONS have agreed to compensate them with the sum of US$ 500,000,00 This includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government problems etc.

We found your name in our list and that is why we are contacting you, this have been agreed upon and have been signed.

You are advised to contact DR. GARRICK DAVID JOHNBENSON of Intercontinental BANK IN THERE CORRESPONDING BANK ALL OVER THE WORLD, as he is our representative in West Africa and Switzerland and United Kingdom in London, contact him immediately for your ATM inter Switch Cardit will take two working days to process your Card payment USD $ 500,000,00 This funds are in a Bank and loaded in ATM Card for security purpose, so he will send it to you which you can withdraw your money in ATM Machine in your location.

Therefore, you should send him your full Name and telephone number/your correct mailing address where you want him to send the Inter Switch ATM Card to you.

Contact Dr.S.K Williams immediately for your Inter Switch ATM Card his the Manager Director of Transaction Department in Intercontinental BANK (IBTC).:

Person To Contact: DR.GARRICK DAVID JOHNBENSON

Email:general.secretary2@gala.net

Making the world a better place
Mr. Kofi Annan, Former-Secretary (UN).
With the New Secretary-General (UN).
Dr. Ban Ki-moon,

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