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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. AUSTINE ABOLUSORO" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info.atmcentre@aol.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2012 23:17:39 -0700
Subject: Attn: Beneficiary,

ATM SERVICE CENTRE
United Bank For Africa (UBA) Plc, Nigeria
U. B. A. House, 57, Marina, P. O. Box 2406, Lagos, Nigeria.


Attn: Beneficiary,

We hereby officially notify you about the present arrangement to pay you your over due contract/inheritance funds

which you could not complete the process of the released of your transfer valued $10,625,000USD ( ten million six

hundred and twenty five thousand dollars only) with CBN foreign exchange allocation number:

CBN/UBA/10.625USD/FEN3345. We have decided to pay your funds through (ATM MasterCard). This arrangement was

initiated/constituted by the World Bank and FBI, due to fraudulent activities going on globally.

The World Bank, FBI introduced this payment arrangement as to enable our contractors/inheritance beneficiary to

receive their funds without any interference. The ATM MasterCard was contracted and powered by GOLD CARD WORLD

WIDE.

Below are few list of tracking numbers you can track from FEDEX website to confirm people like you who have

received their payment successfully.
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Keyarea Christine Banks
USA.......tracking 866052034398 www.fedex.com/us/
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Cynthia Cole
USA.........tracking 866052034387 www.fedex.com/us/
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Full Name: Amanda R Hebel
USA ............tracking 871731220890 www.fedex.com/us/
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Reconfirm the following information to us for security reason:

1)YOUR FULL NAME.............
2)YOUR MAILING ADDRESS.........
3)YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER........
4)YOUR OCCUPATION........

PLEASE THE ONLY MONEY YOU WILL PAY IS THE ACTIVATION FEE

Upon the receipt of this information we are going to credit your funds into the MasterCard and send a scanned copy

of the card to you before we will proceed to despatch the card directly to your nominated mailing address.

So you absolutely have nothing to worry about as all we need is your prompt response and co-operation.

Contact the ATM CARD department/HEAD IT SECURITY- UBA
Mr. AUSTINE ABOLUSORO
Email to contact : info.atmcentre@aol.com
Tel: +2348024779976

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