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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: "Adewale" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <skybankforeignofice23@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:41:28 -0700
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT IS READYBY ATM/MASTER CARD

Attn:Beneficiary,
 
 
Due to several unsuccessful attempts you have made to claim your fund from different authorities, agencies, offices, banks and individuals who have in the
 
past paraded their selves to be in charge and in position to release your fund to you, in your pursuit to claim your fund, it has been recorded that you have
 
paid out money to some of the offices involved but all to no avail. Based on this ugly experience, the West African Foreign Debt Settlement Management
 
(WAFDSM) in collaboration with Federal Government of Nigeria, The Sky Bank Nigeria P.l.c and our office The ATM Payment Center have agreed and decided to pay
 
you fund using ATM card payment system.
 
The West African Foreign Debt Settlement Management took up the task to make sure that all foreign beneficiaries, contractors, award winners, merit grant and
 
any form of debts to all foreigners are cleared before the mandate given to all the West African countries by the office of the president of United States of
 
America Mr. Barrack H. Obama during his democratic visit to Accra Ghana. The National Central Bureau of Interpol enhanced by the United Nations and Federal
 
Bureau of Investigation have successfully passed a mandate to the current president of Nigeria his Excellency Dr. Goodluck E. Jonathan to boost the exercise
 
of clearing all foreign debts owed to you and other individuals/contractors and organizations who have been found not to have receive their
 
Contract/Lottery/Merit Fund/Inheritance and the likes. Now your payment worth of US$12.5 Million will be send to you by ATM card that will be coming
 
alongside a custom pin which you will use to withdraw up to USD$10,000 per day from any ATM machine that has the MasterCard® Logo on it, also with the ATM
 
card you will be able to transfer your funds to your bank account, because the ATM card will be registered with Interswitch®. The ATM card comes with a
 
handbook or manual to enlighten you about how to use it.  Your ATM card would be sent to you via UPS because we have signed a contract with UPS which should
 
expire by  December 31th 2010. Below are few list of tracking numbers you can track from UPS website to confirm beneficiaries like you that have received
 
their payment successfully.
 
 
Name: William quiring
UPS Tracking Number: 1Z388VT40193510200 (www.ups.com)
...................................................................................................
Name: Charles dick
UPS Tracking Number: 1Z388VT40191983418 (www.ups.com)
....................................................................................................
Name: Angie Moore
UPS Tracking Number: 1Z388VT40194678976 (www.ups.com)
....................................................................................................
Name: Jevaughn Barnes
UPS Tracking Number: 1Z388VT40190533987 (www.ups.com)
....................................................................................................
Name: Sharon Lee McCarty
UPS Tracking Number: 1Z388VT40192092398 (www.ups.com)
....................................................................................................
Name: Donna L. Vargas:
UPS Tracking Number: A3722239171 (www.ups.com)
...................................................................................................
Name: Rovenda Elaine Parsey:
UPS Tracking Number: A3722239055 (www.ups.com)
................................................................................................................................
 
To effect the release of your fund valued at $12.5 million you are advised to contact the director of payment and delivery officer Mr. Imoh Mba with the
 
information below, email (skybankforeignofice23@yahoo.com) on contacting him do provide him with the following information required from you for the shipping
 
of your ATM card parcel: Mind you that the safe delivery of your ATM card is based on your due compliance to the regulations of the ATM PAYMENT CENTER.
 
Dr.Adewale
Tel: +234 8096640247
Email:cbnforeignmattersc@yahoo.com.au
 
Your full Name:......................
Your Address:.........................
Country:..................................
Sex:.........................................
Home/Cell Phone:...................
A valid copy of your identity is also needed....................
 
 
Thanks,
Dr.Adewale
 
CC: Federal Bureau of Investigation
CC: National Central Bureau of Interpol
 
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