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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: mrjcw_03@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2007 02:12:38 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONTACT=20ATM=20CARD=20DEPARTMENT=2C=20ZENITH=20BANK?=

ATTENTION BENEFICIARY;

YOUR FUND OF (950,000.00USD) HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THIS MINISTRY BY ONE COURIER
COMPANY HERE,RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED THAT YOUR MONEY(950,000.00USD) PAYMENT
THROUGH OUR SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC, THIS CARD CENTER WILL
SEND YOU AN ATM MASTER CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN
ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, BUT THE MAXIMUM IS ONE THOUSAND,
FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS PER DAY. SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR
THAT FUND IN THIS WAY,PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING THE ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
AND ALSO SEND AND RECONFIRM THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS LISTED BELOW.

1.FULL NAME
2.ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD
3.PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
4.YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION
5.ATTACH COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION

HOWEVER, KINDLY CONTACT THE ATM MASTER CARD PAYMENT DEPARTMENT, REV DR.MATHEW
ODOH DIRECTOR WHO IS IN POSSITION TO RELEASE YOUR ATM MASTER CARD.

REV DR.MATHEW ODOH DIRECTOR, ATM MASTER CARD PAYMENT DEPARTMENT ZENITH BANK
INTERNATIONAL PLC.
EMAIL:revdrodoh_atm_zenithintbankplc@yahoo.fr

THE ATM MASTER CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT $950,000.00.TO
YOU. YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMINUCATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S)
OR OFFICE(s) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT.

NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT,
WHICH IS (ATM-811) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE
ATM MASTER CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT TO YOUR ATM MASTER CARD.

AND DO LET US KNOW IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THE ATM CARD.

REGARDS,

MRS JENNEFER C. WILLIAM
DIRECT EMAIL: MRMRJCW@MYWAY.COM
SECRETARY TO THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE BENIN REPUBLIC
ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER (ATM-0411)




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