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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2347035929291 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- atm.approvalll@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mark" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <atm.approvalll@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:48:51 +0100
Subject: Our Ref: FGN /SNT/STB

OFFICE OF THE SENATE HOUSE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
(RESOLUTION PANEL ON CONTRACT PAYMENT)
IKOYI-LAGOS NIGERIA
Our Ref: FGN /SNT/STB
Your Ref.

THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR
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
NONE OFFICIALS IN THE BANK YOUR ENTIRE ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE RELEASE
OF THE FUND TO YOU. WE WISH TO ADVISE YOU THAT SUCH AN ILLEGAL ACT
LIKE THESE HAVE 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 PAYMENT CENTER ASIA
PACIFIC THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION FROM MR. PRESIDENT, UMARU YAR'ADUA
(GCFR) FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AND FBI.

HERE ARE PEOPLE WHO RECEIVED THEIR ATM CARD AS OF LAST YEAR 2009
FISCAL PAYMENT. HERE IS THEIR NAMES AND ALSO THIER TRACKING NUMBER
FOR THE DELIVERY OF THEIR ATM CARD THROUGH UPS DELIVERY SERVICE. THIS
INFORMATION IS FOR YOU TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL
NOW AS YOU ARE DEALING WITH THE RIGHT DEPARTMENT. THIS IS HOW YOU
WILL RECEIVE YOUR ATM CARD TOO THROUGH UPS COURIER SERVICE.

Name: John KRASNOW UPS TRACKING NUMBER J2261466148 (WWW.UPS.COM)
Name: ROBERTS LATANYA UPS TRACKING NUMBER J2261466111 (WWW.UPS.COM)
Name: CHRISTINE FULLER:UPS TRACKING NUMBER: J2261466139 (WWW.UPS.COM)
Name: MARY BRODHEAD: UPS TRACKING NUMBER:J2261466095(WWW.UPS.COM)

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 FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER DAY, SO IF YOU LIKE TO
RECEIVE YOUR FUND THIS WAY PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING THE
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUNDS DEPARTMENT CARD PAYMENT CENTER;

NAME: MR CHARLES BROWN
EMAIL ADDRESS: ATM.APPROVALLL@GMAIL.COM
TELL: +234 703 592 9291

AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

1. YOUR FULL NAME:
2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER:
3. ADDRESS FOR DELIVERY:
4. AGE:
5. OCCUPATION:

THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT USD 6.8
MILLION AS PART PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 2009. ALSO FOR YOUR
INFORMATION,YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER
PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(S) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT.

FOR ORAL DISCUSSION, EMAIL ME BACK AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS
IMPORTANT MESSAGE OR FURTHER DIRECTION AND ALSO UPDATE ME ON ANY
DEVELOPMENT FROM THEABOVE-MENTIONED OFFICE. NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF
IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OURCODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS (ATM-
212)SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER
BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.

KINDEST REGARDS,

MR DAVID MARK.
SENATE PRESIDENT.

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