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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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Fraud email example:

From: barr ben <barrben9@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <atmofficedepartmentplc@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2007 03:35:22 +0100
Subject: MY DEAR



TTEN, MY DEAR ,This is to inform you about my success in transfering your money into an ATM master card to curtail the risk of carrying huge amount of $850,000.000.00. Eight hundred and fifty thousand US dollars , arround.They are the peole that coded this amount of $850,000.000.00. Eight hundred and fifty thousand US dollars in the card and they are going to tell you how to make use of it. Presently i'm out of the country for investing our own part of the total money .I have arranged with them to make your payment to you with their new ATM MASTER CARD which you can use to withdraw your money in any ATM MACHINE around the globe. You have to contact the ECOBANK PLC BENIN REPUBLIC with your full contact informations such as follows.1. FULL NAME2. ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD3 PHONE AND FAX NUMBER4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION5. ATTACH COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATIONHowever, Kindly contact the below person who is in position to releaseyour ATM CARD. DIRECTOR,ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT,ECO BANK PLC. MOBILE EMAIL:(atmofficedepartmentplc@gmail.com )I have paid for the processing and delivery charges.The only Money that your are going to pay to them is only $150 Dollars which they will use to obtain the Affidevit Of Onwership from the Federal High Court Of Benin Republic. Try to contact them as soon as possible to quicken the processing of your card before your draft gets Expired . Let me know as soon as you receive your Card.Thanks And Remain bless.Mr Kenson Ike
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