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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.Andrew Rogers" <info.presidentecb@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 17:54:51 +0300
Subject: YOUR ATM CARD.....




Be informed that Your ATM CARD PIN is 1274. Your daily Card Limit is
10,000.00 USD per day. The Card is valid till December 2015. And the Total
Amount in the ATM Master Card is Million United State Dollars.

Send your full name, your address and your direct Phone Number for the
Card to be delivered to you within the next 48 hours, as the Courier
Delivery company is Awaiting your details.

Your Urgent Response will be appreciated.

Thanks,
Andrew Rogers.


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