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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.John Odi" <westernunionpayment735@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: "Mr.John Odi" <atmdepartmentoffice5@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2014 10:22:17 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: ATM CARD BONUS IS FOR YOU TODAY,



GOOD DAY
How are you, and with your family,All the arragement is complete about your ATM  MASTER CARD,there is no problemagain but i let you know that . Our DEPARTMENT ATM OFFICE Benin republic here are delivery your ATMMASTER CARD with very little amount, If you are ready to receive itwhich can cost you $48 dollar only. So yourtotal Amount of your ATM CARD is ( $3.6MILLION ONLY ) so i let you know that the Activation fee of ATM CARD before is$300 dollar in any country in this worldwide. but the COMMISSIONNEROF POLICE And MR YAYI BONI PRESIDENCE of Benin republic held a meetingwith there Cabinet the cocultion is that the activation of ATM CARDwill be $48 dollar only now every thing is sign to the High Court that the only activation fee of $48 usd you can pay until the AtmCard will arrive to your country. so if you know that you are ready to receiveyour ATM MASTER CARD contact This email (atmdepartmentoffice5@yahoo.fr) and ask them where youcan send the $48 dollar for activation fee of your ATM.if you not ready do not bother yourself to contact us. Remember that immediately the ATM CARD will delivery to you, every day you willWithdrawl $5000 dollar until all your total ATM MASTER CARD will gotfinish.Immedately you receive this email call our office here +22966529457 for more Explanation.try to meet up and get back to ustoday which is Octomber 3rd,because after tomorrow Octomber  4th the AtmCard the activation fee of$48 usd will start to increasing  for you every day 5usd.
THANK YOU TODAYREMEMBER BLESS.MR.MIKE IBE / DEPARTMENT ATM  OFFICE BENIN REPUBLICMr.John Odi

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