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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: "Support Mails" <support@kdb.co.ke>
Reply-To: moneygramofficebn1@ozu.es
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2012 13:03:01 +0300
Subject: THIS IS URGENT

ATTN;A T M CARD BENEFICIARY,

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract/inheritance fund file
and found out that you have not received your fund ,
you will now receive your $1.5million USD through ATM CARD. (ATM MASTER CARD) THROUGH MONEYGRAMM DEPART.,
this will be processed and send over to you which you will use to withdraw your money in any ATM MACHINE
in any part of the world as they are inter_swicthed all over the world,but the maximum is($2,500.USD ) per day.
So i advise you to get in touch with the (ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT.) officer in charge and also to assist in the documentation and processing of your ATM FILE by filling the form below.

Full names: __________________________
Address:_____________________________________
Country:______________________________________
Zip Code:___________________________
Sex: ________________________________________
Age: ________________________________________
Marital status: _____________________________
Occupation/Position: _________________________________
Scann copy of any of your identification if possible:_____________
Tel/House /private: ___________________________

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Contact Person,REV.GEORGE OBUKWELI
Atm Processing & Claim Department MANAGER.
TELE PHONE +22998849445
Email: moneygramofficebn1@ozu.es
=================================

I would also like to advised you in your own interest put a STOP in any further communication with any other person(s) or office(s) to avoid complicating matters in receiving your payment.
And because of scam impostors, we hereby issued you the code of ethics,which is (Atm-2011) Please.,indicate this code when contacting the officer as the beneficiary.

Sincerely yours In service.
Mrs Elizerbeth Klemm.

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