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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: Ms Linda James <samyr.sead@serra.es.gov.br>
Reply-To: Ms Linda James <linda_james192@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2012 14:21:03 -0300 (BRT)
Subject: ATM PAYMENT CARD






Our Ref: FGA /SNT/STB

Your Ref: ATM/FDL/NIG

This is to officially inform you that(ATM Card Number; ( 0709 8701 4859 0006 ) has been accredited in your favor.Your Personal Identification Number is 008844.



The ATM Card Value for $6.8MILLION USD. Please Contact Ms Linda James on linda_james192@yahoo.com.hk with the following details for processing:

Full Name
Delivery Address
Sex
Age
Occupation
Phone Number
Country Means Of Identification:
Regards,
Senator David Mark
+234-803-214-2289

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