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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: "OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY, ASO ROCK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <presidency.office2010@fastwebmail.it>
Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 01:30:21 +1000
Subject: RE: YOUR PAYMENT HAS BEEN APPROVED !!!

Attention Beneficiary,
 
 
Office of the new elected President of Nigeria (Dr. Goodluck Jonathan). (GCFR) Federal Republic of Nigeria.
 
From the record of outstanding Contract/ Next of kin payments, yet to be paid by the Central Bank of Nigeria, Your name and file was found dumped in the foreign suspense account by the Ex  Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Charles C. Soludo. As soon as I became the President of Nigeria, I vowed to the European Union, to make sure that all foreign debts will be paid immediately.
 
However, I have instructed the New Central Bank Governor, Dr. Sanusi Lamido, to release your part payment of $10.5 M (Ten Million, Five Hundred Thousand, United States Dollars) through our ATM MASTER CARD payment system. The ATM MASTER CARD can be used to make withdrawal from any ATM MACHINE (Automated Teller Machine) around the Globe, But the Maximum of withdrawal on daily basis is, Fourty Thousand Dollars.
 
We need you to confirm the informations listed below, so that we can cross check with the informations that we have in our database down here…  Your Full Name, Your Address, where the ATM MASTER CARD will be mailed to, Your Direct Telephone line and Occupation. As soon as the listed informations are confirmed, your ATM MASTER CARD will be processed and mailed to you immediately.
 
Finally, I assure you that, your payment will be made to you as soon as you follow my directives, and all those bad eggs in the banking sectors will be well dealt with, for tarnishing this countries image.
 
Waiting to read from you soon.
Regards,
(Dr. Goodluck Jonathan).
(GCFR) Federal Republic of Nigeria.
+2348-08973-6898.

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