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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. David White" <billmail@purcell.biz>
Reply-To: ddgl17@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:47:39 +0100
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

Attn: Beneficiary,

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract / inheritance
file and discovered reasons why you are yet to receive your payment.It is
because of irregularities and complications discovered on your payment file
by our technical experts in respect to your contract / inheritance payment
requirements which have just been duly rectified.

Meanwhile, we have been informed that you are still dealing with impostors
and non recommended officials in the some institution. Such acts must stop
for security reasons if you wish to receive your payment. Since we have
decided to bring a solution to your problem, right now we have arranged
your payment through our ATM swift card payment this is the latest instruction
by our president of Cotonou Benin Republic West Africa.

Below is the arrangement.

The swift card center will send you an ATM CA RD which you will use to withdrew
your money from any ATM machine in any part of the world, but the maximum
is one thousand dollars per hour, so if you like to receive your fund this
way please do let us know by contacting the card payment center Dr. Jude
Bisi on: atmpaymentcenterbenin@yahoo.fr

send the following information to swift card center:

1. Full Name
2. Phone And Fax Number
3. Address Were You Want Them To Send The ATM Card To
(P.O Box Not Acceptable)
4. Your Age And Current Occupation
5. Attach Copy Of Your Identification

Instead of losing your fund.Please indicate to the card center the total
sum you are expecting and for your information you have to stop any further
communication with any institution or office until you receive the ATM CARD.

I have paid for the processing and delivery charges.the only money that
your are going to pay to them is only $210 dollars which they will use to
obtain the affidavit of Claim from the federal high court of Justice Benin
Republic.


Note: because of impostors, we hereby issue you our code of conduct tag
number which is (805) so you must have to indicate this code when contacting
the card center.

We await your urgent response.

Dr. David M. White
Chief Auditor / Secretary


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