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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: "DR KELLY ROLAND" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <atmoffice11@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2014 00:01:00 +0300
Subject: ATTENTION BENEFICIARY,YOUR ATM VISA CARD..


Dear ATM Visa Card Beneficiary ,

We the members of financial accounting are very pleased to inform you that (ATM VISA CARD Number:
4600829332442395 )and the Security pin has been credited in your favor, your personal Identification Number is 822 which you have to forward to our agent for identification. The ATM VISA CARD value is $10.5 MILLION USD.

Kindly note that this is legit and any act like this is very appreciated and will be well honored, You are advised to contact our delivery company for the delivery of your ATM VISA CARD to you.

Company : FEDEX COURIER COMPANY LAGOS Nigeria-contact Person : Dr. Kelly Roland
Email : (atmoffice46@yahoo.com)
Telephone Number: +234-701-704-8181

Below are the vital information's of yours needed for the delivery of your ATM VISA CARD to you.

FULL NAME:..................
DELIVERY: ADDRESS:.....
PHONE NUMBER:................
COUNTRY:...............
OCCUPATION:..............
SEX:.....................
AGE:.....................

Below is your ATM VISA CARD information.

ATM Card Number: (4600829332442395 )
Security Pin Code : 1973
Withdrawal per day : $5000.00

Note that you have to keep your ATM VISA CARD information secret to avoid diverting/stealing of your
money because we registered your ATM CARD as a parcel.

Yours faithfully,

Thank's and God bless you
Mr. Steve Williams

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