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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: "file office" <officefile017@norilsk.biz>
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 21:22:52 +0200
Subject: ATTENTION!!!


*ATTENTION!!!*
* *
*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 Intercontiental 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
ATMMASTER CARD which you can use to withdraw your money in any ATM MACHINE
around the globe. You have to contact the Intercontiental 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 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 yourATM CARD.
REV DR.JOHNSON WILLIAMS DIRECTOR,
ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT INTERCONTIENTAL BANK
MOBILE: :+229-9312 84 22
EMAIL: (**intercontiental@msn.com* <intercontiental@msn.com>*) I have paid
for the processing and delivery charges.The only Money that your are going
to pay to them is only $96 Dollars which they will use to obtain the
Affidevit Of Onwership from the Federal High Court Of Benin Republic. Try to
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 Card.*
* *
*Regard,*
* *
*Mr Stephen Nathanael*

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