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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "atm payment department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "executive governor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- worldswistcourie11@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "YOUR ATM CARD PAYMENT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jwilliams12@qq.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2014 11:24:29 -0700
Subject: GOOD NEWS

FROM THE DESK OF:

Godwin Emefiele,

Executive Governor (CBN) GODWIN EMEFIELE

REF: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/07

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).

DIRECTOR, ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT,

I am Stella Benson Secretary to the new governor of Central Bank Of Nigeria and I am writing to notify you of a payment file order No, CBN/LOT/5.5M/2014 containing an ATM Visa card.The new Executive Governor of Central bank of Nigeria (CBN) have been ordered by United Nations and Nigeria Government to contact beneficiaries like you, and ensure that you receive your ATM cards sent to our bank on Monday 25th August,2014.

We are apologizes for all the interruption in this transaction for keeping you so long not yet receive your ATM VISA CARD worth $5.5M (Five Million and Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only) to enable you start making good use of your money. Note that we have concluded every solid arrangement for shipping your ATM VISA CARD parcel to you before 7 working days without any more delay.

Note that your ATM VISA CARD will deliver to you via our security courier service company (WORLDSWIFT COURIER SERVICE COMPANY) cooperative with DHL Courier

Service Company along with the manual hand book and the Pin #, Note that your daily withdrawal from any ATM machine with VISA Logo is $10,000 and you can

transfer money into your bank account with ATM CARD. This WORLDSWIFT COURIER COMPANY is the best and 100% secure for the delivery of any parcel going to

foreign country with this honorable office.

You are advise to contact the courier company in charge of your parcel;

(WORLD SWIFT COURIER EXPRESS,

P.M.B.0386, HEAD BRANCH NIGERIAN

E-MAIL: worldswistcourie11@gmail.com

COURIER OPERATIONAL MANAGER: MR. MARK HILL)

Finally: during our negotiation with the WORLD SWIFT COURIER SERVICE COMPANY concern your ATM VISA CARD parcel, they have required from you to reconfirm your

full details as stated below to avoid wrong delivery to a wrong person.

1, YOUR FULL NAME:__________________

2, YOUR FULL ADDRESS (WHERE YOU WANT YOUR ATM VISA CARD DELIVER TO YOU):__________________

3, COUNTRY: _______________________

4, POST CODE: ______________________

5, YOUR TEL__________________________

Send your above information to them immediately you receive this mail via their above contact security Email box ABOVE.

Regards,

Stella Benson

Secretary to

Godwin Emefiele

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