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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: "Brian Willie" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drmusaibrahim23@yahoo.es>
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 02:54:27 -1100
Subject: CALL US TODAY FOR DETAILS!

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATION
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT,
ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT (OBN)
OCEANIC BANK INTERNATIONAL  NIGERIA PLC.
DATE: 10/14/2011
 
Attention Dear:  Beneficiary
This is to officially inform you that we the international credit settlement of Oceanic International  Bank Plc Nigeria has  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 for you not to deal with the non officials in the bank and 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 our New President  Dr. GOODLUCK EBELLE JONATHAN (GCFR) FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA . AND EFCC CHAIRMAN  MRS. WAZIRI, which will not involve any fraudulent act or money laundering and because the CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA is running for final payment of the year that is the order is given,
BY well as the INTERPOL and FBI in conjunction with HOMELAND SECURITY  .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 thousand dollars per day, so if you like to receive your fund this way please let us know by getting back to me via email.
 
 
  Contact Name: Dr. Musa Ibrahim
Email address: drmusa.atmcardpaymentdeptcente@gmail.com, Call +234-803-513-4076 OR Telephone/fax line: +234-803-513-4076
 
And also send the following information:
1. Your full name                   
2. Phone and fax number         
3. Address were you want them to send the atm card  
4. Your age and current occupation   
5. Attach copy of your identification   
 
The ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER has been mandated to issue out $4,600,000.00 as part payment for this fiscal year 2011. 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, call and email me back as soon as you receive this important message for further direction and also update me on any development from the above-mentioned office.
 
Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (ATM-007) so you have to indicate this code when contacting the card center by using it as your subject.
 
CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.
 
REGARDS,
DR. BRIAN WILLIE

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