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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: FINANCIAL BANK ATM PAYMENT <f-atm5@hotmail.fr>
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 06:41:59 -0400
Subject: OUR APOLOGY TO YOU,



OUR APOLOGY TO YOU,
NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT OF ( USD$1,000,000.00) ONE MILLIONUNITED STATES DOLLARS THROUGH SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC,THIS CARDCENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOURMONEY IN ANYATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, BUT THE MAXIMUM IS ONE THOUSAND,FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS PER DAY.SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND IN THISWAY,PLEASE LET ME KNOW BY CONTACTING FINANCIAL BANK ATM PAYMENTDEPARTMENT AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS LISTED BELOW.
1.FULL NAME.............................2.ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATMCARD..........................3.PHONE AND FAXNUMBER.....................................................4.YOUR AGE AND CURRENTOCCUPATION..........................................5.ATTACH COPY OF YOURIDENTIFICATION.......................................
HOWEVER,KINDLY CONTACT THE BELOW PERSON WHO IS IN POSSITION TO RELEASEYOUR ATMPAYMENT CARD.
Dr.Wilo Jackson DIRECTOR,ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENTEMAIL:( fbankatm@yahoo.it )
THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT YOUR PAYMENTAND YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMINUCATION WITH ANY OTHERPERSON(S) OROFFICE(s) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT.
NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WEHEREBY ISSUED TO YOU, OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS (ATM-0411) SO YOUHAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER BY USING ITAS YOUR SUBJECT.
REGARDSMrs. Bridget Carlos

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