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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: "On Debt Settlement." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ercdos@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 06:29:15 +0100
Subject: You Can Now Withdraw Your Money In Any ATM Machine Any Where In The World

>From The Desk of Eloise McDermott
External Review Committee on Debt Settlement.
Fund Audit Balance Dep
UN-World Bank Collaboration

Re: Immediate ATM DEBIT Cash Card Payment Notification

ATTENTION ORDERING BENEFICIARY

Your name and your contact details was given to this office in respect of your Total inherited Sum Owed to you which you have failed to Claim because of Either Non-Compliance of official processes or because of your unbelief of the Reality of your genuine payments.

We wish to bring to you the Solution to this problem. Right now we have arranged your Payment through our Swift Card Payment Canters, that is the Latest instruction from World Bank/ United Nation) this Year 2011.

This card Canter will Send you an ATM DEBIT Card which you will use to Withdraw your Money in any ATM Machine in any part of the World, So if you like to receive your fund in This way, please do not reply to this e-mail. Contact the Bank immediately with the Necessary information required from you bellow, So that they commence on processing of the card.

1. Full Name..........................................................
2. Phone and Fax number......................................
3. Address were you want them to send the ATM Card to (P.O Box Not
Acceptable)................................................................
4. Your age and current Occupation..........................
5. Attach copy of your identification..........................

We have been mandated by the ECOWAS/World Bank/ United Nation Parliament to Issue out $1.4 Million usd in your favour this fiscal year 2011. Also for your Information, you have to stop any further communication with any other person or office to avoid any hitches in receiving your payment in this mathod.

Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our Code of conduct, which is (ATM-330) so you have to indicate this Code when contacting the Card Canter By using it as Your Subject.
====================================== You are advice to contact
Atten; Dr Shainaz Denise,
Apex Bank.
2 Royal Exchange Buildings
Cotonou EC3V 3LF.
Email :( remittance@Safe-mail.net
( foreignremit@megamail.pt)

lnternational Dept Settlement .
Eloise Mcdermott
+229 95-32-56-80




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