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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: "2010 FREE ATM DONATION" <info@atm-card.com>
Reply-To: mr.jamesphilips_91@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sat, 8 May 2010 20:53:13 -0400
Subject: Ticket No.:ATM-647-5451

2010 FREE LOTTERY DONATION,
HEADQUARTER, NIGERIA.
=====================
Winning NO: 2010/01/NIG
Batch NO: 014/2010
Ticket No.:ATM-647-5451
=====================

Dear Lucky Winner,

We happily announce to you that Your e-mail address
have been Chosen by The 2010 FREE LOTTERY DONATION
on the 7TH Of MAY 2010, To Ticket No.:ATM-647-5451
which is held once in every four years interval, And
is also organized to encourage the use of internet and computers.

We are proud to say that you have therefore been
approved to claim The ATM Card Donation of US$4,000,000
Dollars in cash. The lottery 2010 is proudly
sponsored by the Microsoft Corporation, Coca Cola,
MTN, Toyota, Toshiba.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential until you claim your prize money.This is part of our
precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse
of this program. Please be warned.

Fill out below information Via the below E-mail:

======================================
Mr. James Philips
Claims: mr.jamesphilips_91@yahoo.com.hk
Tel No.: +234-807-120-5864
======================================

Full Name:
Address:
Occupation:
Country:
Telephone:
Sex:
Age:
How Do You Feel As A Winner:

Congratulations.....!!!!

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