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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 Terry Moran" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <atmdepartment14@rocketmail.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 22.33.59 +0200
Subject: ATM Secretarias Payment Notification!!!?

This is to Officially inform you that we have verified your inheritance file and found out that why you have not received your payment are because you have not fulfilled the obligation given to you in respect of your contract/inheritance payment.
 
Secondly we have been informed that you are still dealing with the non officials in the bank your entire attempt to secure the release of the fund to you.
 
We wish to advise you that such an illegal act like these have been stop if you wish to receive your payment since we have decided to bring a solution to your problem.
 
Right now we have arranged your payment through our Atm swift card payment centre Asia pacific that is the lastest instruction from Prime Minister David Cameron (GBFR) United Kingdom and F.B.I.
 
This Atm Secretarias card centre will send you an International Atm Card which has been mandated to issue out to you Three Million Five Hundred Thousand usd (US$3.5M) as part payment and you have to stop any further communication with any other person(s) or office(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your payment.
 
The maximum is Twenty Thousand Dollars Per Day, so if you like to receive your fund this way please let us know by contacting Mr.Don Morris from the Secretariat Head Office by email address:(atmdepartment14@rocketmail.com) and also send the following information for verification and confirmation:
 
(1)Your full name..........
(2)Cellphone............
(3)Resident address.............
(4)Your age and current occupation............
 
Finally, Please kindly contact Mr Don Morris from the ATM Secretariat as soon as possible for oral conversation and more directives to legally enable the ATM Secretariat expedite fast action concerning your ATM Card and do also note that you are mandated by the Authority of the Prime Minister never to contact the ATM Secretariat if you know you can not come up with the necessary requirements by the ATM Secretariat in receiving your ATM Card.
 
Kindest regards,
 
Secretary To The Prime Minister
 
Mr Terry Moran

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