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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: Mr Nelson Coleman <officefile4646@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: fedexshipping211@msn.com
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:55:46 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Your ATM MASTER CARD




Dear Friend:
Your ATM MASTER CARD has been deposited with FedEx Express Courier Service! for immediate delivery. So All the necessary arrangement of delivering the ATM MASTER CARD worth sum of US$2.500.000 was made with FedEx Express Courier Service (FEDEX). What you need is to contact them with your home and office address etc to ensure the delivery take off either today or tomorrow.
Here is their contact information:
ATTN: DR GODWIN MARTINSTEl: +229 98 29 29 81E-MAIL: ( fedexshipping211@msn.com)
Please Send them your contacts information to able them locate you immediately they arrived in your country with your ATM MASTER CARD . This is what they need from you.
1.YOUR FULL NAME. 2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS.3.YOUR COUNTRY.4.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.5.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE.6.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE.
Based on the charge involved for delivery, I have paid for Insurrance & Delivery fees of the ATM MASTER CARD. What you have to pay them again is their Security Keeping fees of (US$45.00) which your Envelope accumulated. The ATM CARD will last their only 10-days of registering it, much delay will lead it undeliverable.
Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid mistake on the delivery. I gave them your delivering address but you have to reconfirm it to them again to avoid any mistake on the delivering. Your ATM-PINCODE will be given to you upon your response that you have received the ATM CARD and I will not give you the PINCODE through Internet due to there are many hacker on the Internet.
Best RegardsMr Nelson Coleman

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