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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: "Atm Card Payment" <rawit@bangkokair.com>
Reply-To: mrslindamonetary23@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:54:16 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: ATTENTION YOUR EMAIL WON



FROM THE DESK OF MRS.LINDA HILL
DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
LONDON-UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 704 575 0619

Notification of payment by ATM Master CreditCard

Attn:Beneficiary,

We hereby officially notifying you about the present arrangement to pay you,
your over due contract/inheritance fund through (Master Express Credit Card)
This arrangement was initiated/constituted by the World Bank and Paris Club,
due to fruadelent activities going on within the
EUROUPEAN / AMERICA Region.

The World Bank and Paris Club introduced this payment arrangement as to
enable our contractors/inheritance beneficiary to receive their fund without
any interfference. The Master Express Credit Card was contracted and powered
by GOLD CARD WORLD WIDE.

Reconfirm the following information to us for Security reason.

*YOUR FULL NAME.......
*YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS.......
*YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER..........
*YOUR OCCUPATION.......
*AGE....
*SEX....
*NAME OF NEXT OF KIN.......
*ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD....
*MODE OF DELIVERY ( COURIER DELIVERY )

Upon the receipt of this mail we are going to load your fund into the Master
Express Credit Card before we will proceed to dispatch the card directly to
your nominated home address so you absolutely have nothing to worry about
all we need is your Prompt Response and Co-operation and we will have a
successfull Transaction.

We are awaiting your immediate response.

CONTACT MRS.LINDA HILL WITH YOUR INFORMATION ABOVE.

EMAIL: mrslindamonetary23@yahoo.com.hk
TELEPHONE:+44 704 575 0619

CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.

BEST REGARDS,
MR.JOHN SMITH
DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
WORLD BANK AND PARIS CLUB,
UNITED KINGDOM,LONDON.


CC: ALL FOREIGN INHERITTANCE FUNDS
CC: BANK GOVERNORS
CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD]
CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF UNITED KINGDOM




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