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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: "REV Smith Isu" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <smithisu75@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 9 May 2012 02:57:03 -0400
Subject: YOUR ATM CARD IS READY NOW?

SKYE BANK CORPORATE HEAD OFFICE
ADDRESS:PLOT 1665, OYIN JOLAYEMI STREET
VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS STATE
DIRECT TEL #: +234 81 20458693
 
Attention: Benaficiary
 
This is to officially inform you that we have verified your
contract/inheritance file presently on my desk, and I found out that you
have not received your payment due to your lack of co-operation and not
fulfilling the obligations giving to you in respect to your contract
/inheritance payment since 2011. Secondly, if you wish to receive your
payment immediately because after the board meeting held at our
headquarters, we have resolved in finding a solution to your problem, and
as you may know, we have arranged your payment through our SWIFT CARD
PAYMENT CENTRE in Europe, America and Asia Pacific, which is the
instruction given by our president, Mr. Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan
(GCFR) Federal Republic of Nigeria.
 
This card centre will send you an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw
your money in an ATM MACHINE in any part of the world, but the maximum is
($15,000) Fifteen Thousand Us Dollars in three transactions per day. So,
if you like to receive your fund this way,you are advice to get back to me
with the following information below to enable me get back to you quickly
with full details on how to receive your card.
 
* Your Full Names:_____________
* Contact Address:_____________
* Text Message Number:_____________
* Mobile Phone Number:_____________
* Home Phone Number:_____________
* Fax Number:_____________
* Occupation:_____________
* Country:_____________
* Age:_____________
 
We shall be expecting to receive your information you have stop any
further communication with anybody or office. On this regards, do not
hesitate to contact me with the above mentioned information.Thanks for
your co-operation and call for more information +234-8120458693
Thank you as we anticipate your prompt response.
BEST REGARDS
REV Smith Isu
CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF DIRECTORS
DIRECT TEL +234 81 20458693

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