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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. PETER ADAMS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <atmcarddepartment.adams23@googlemail.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:32:17 -0700
Subject: YOUR ATM CARD PAYMENT OF $12 MILLION DOLLARS

FROM THE DESK OF REV. PETER ADAMS
DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
OCEANIC BANK INTERNATIONAL PLC,
LONDON UNITED KINGDOM
Attention: Sole Beneficiary.
We hereby officially notifying you about the present arrangement to pay you,your over due contract/inheritance fund through (ATM Visa Express Credit Card). This arrangement was initiated/constituted by the World Bank and Paris Club, because
of your due contract/inheritance payment.
The World Bank and Paris Club introduced this payment arrangement as to enable our contractors/inheritance beneficiary to receive their fund without any interference. The ATM Visa Express Credit Card was contracted and powered by GOLD CARD WORLD WIDE.
To this end, you are required to forward your payment information’s as follows to enable us load your fund into the card with your information and deliver it to your door step. As the TNT COURIER SHIPPING COMPANY are in charge of the delivery
services to your destination.
You are required to fill your information below here.
 
1) YOUR FULL NAME:
2) YOUR AGE:
3) YOUR SEX :
4) YOUR OCCUPATION :
5) YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS:
6) YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS:
7) NAME OF YOUR COUNTRY:
8) YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER:
NOTE = The amount in question here to load in to the ATM VISA EXPRESS CREDIT CARD IS 12 Million United State Dollars only.
Upon the receipt of your mail we are going to load your fund into the ATM Visa Express Credit Card and send a picture of the card to you before we will proceed to dispatch the card through TNT COURIER SHIPPING COMPANY to you. You are only going to take care of the insurance coverage fee while we take care of your
delivery fee.
We are waiting for your immediate response.
CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.
BEST REGARDS,
REV. PETER ADAMS
DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
OCEANIC BANK INTERNATIONAL PLC,
LONDON UK

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