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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: "LAMBERT MARK" <lambert_mark001@ig.com.br>
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 20:39:14 +0200
Subject: CONTACT DR.KENNETH OKOM DIRECTOR OF ATM CARD BANK


CONTACT DR.KENNETH OKOM DIRECTOR OF ATM CARD BANK
Dear
I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your Bank Draft
but did not heard from you since that time then I went and deposited the
Draft with INTERNATIONAL Bank Plc here in Benin Republic, because I
travelled to Japan to see my boss and will not come back till next month
end. I have arranged with them to make your payment to you with their new
ATM MASTER CARD $2.5million us dollras which you can use to withdraw your
money in any ATM MACHINE around the globe. You have to contact the
International Bank Plc with your full contact informations such as follows.

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

However, Kindly contact the below person who is in position to release
YOUR ATM CARD.

DR.KENNETH OKOM DIRECTOR,
ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT INTERNATIONL BANK
MOBILE:+2299315 73 98
EMAIL: internationalbankbenin48@yahoo.co.in

I have paid for the processing and delivery charges.The only Money that your
are going to pay to them is only $95 Dollars which they will use to obtain
the Affidevit Of Onwership from the Federal High Court Of Benin Republic. So
Try to contact them and ask them how you will send the $95 to receive your
atm card,please do urgent and contact them as soon as possible to quicken
the processing of your card before your draft gets Expired . Let me know as
soon as you receive your Atm Card $2.5million us dollras.
Thanks
BARR.johnson peter.

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