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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: "Mrs. Patricia Beggiato" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <thomascook12@live.com>
Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 16:25:20 -0700
Subject: Contact Mr. Thomas Cook For Your ATM MASTER CARD now With Your Information +2347033408704

Dear Beneficiary,

I hope this mail meets you in a vital health and a good state of mind.This may come to you as a surprise but it is for real.After and evaluation with computer permutation and manual records,we have found out that you are among the 50 people that have legally and creditably used ATM and credit card effectively.

Thus,being the CEO of SWIFT ATM CARD WITH VISA LOGO , a corporation that works with ATM service providers all over the world,We have decided to reward you in utmost good faith with a brand new ATM card with visa logo that contains $1,500,000(One million five hundred thousand dollars).With this ATM card you can withdraw a minimum of $10,000 (ten thousand U.S Dollars) and a maximum of $25,500 (twenty five thousand five hundred U.S Dollars) everyday.Also,this ATM card gives you an opportunity win a huge sum of $10,000,000 (Ten million U.S Dollars) which will be given to just 10 people courtesy our ATM card raffle draw at the end of this month.

Immediately you get this mail,contact Mr. THOMAS COOK Who is in charge of the ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT with your:

FULL NAME:
CURRENT ADDRESS:
PRESENT COUNTRY:
TELEPHONE NUMBER:
OCCUPATION:
DRIVERS LINCENSE/INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT
AGE:
SEX:


Send the information above to him through these-mail:

ADDRESS: thomascook12@live.com

Phone Number: +234-7033408704

Immediately you send him the information above..He will let you know the next step to take.Urgent response is required to enable a speedy delivery of your supercharged ATM card at your door step SOON.

CONGRATULATION!!!!!!!
Mrs. Patricia Beggiato
CEO SWIFT ATM CARD WITH VISA LOGO?
INTERNET PROGRAMS?

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