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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: johnmark01@freenet.de
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:17:31 +0100
Subject: RE;CONTACT ATM PAYMENT CENTER IMMEDIATELY



HELLO MY GOOD FRIEND,
NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT OF ( USD$1.5m)
ONE MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS THROUGH SWIFT
CARD
PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC, THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN
ATM
CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM
MACHINE IN ANY
PART OF THE WORLD, SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR
FUND IN THIS
WAY,PLEASE LET ME KNOW BY CONTACTING ATM PAYMENT
DEPARTMENT AND ALSO
SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS LISTED
BELOW.
1.FULL
NAME__________________
2.ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM
CARD__________________
3.PHONE AND FAX
NUMBER_____________________
4.YOUR AGE AND CURRENT
OCCUPATION_________________
5.ATTACH COPY OF YOUR
IDENTIFICATION_________________
HOWEVER,KINDLY CONTACT THE BELOW PERSON
WHO IS IN POSSITION TORELEASE
YOUR ATM PAYMENT CARD.
DR.JOHN EMMA
ACCOUNT OFFICER,
ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
PHONE;(+229)-936-980-51
EMAIL:
atmpaymentcenter_beninrepublic_1@yahoo.fr
THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER
HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT YOUR
PAYMENT AND YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY
FURTHER COMMINUCATION WITH ANY
OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(S) TO AVOID ANY
HITCHES IN RECEIVING
YOUR PAYMENT.NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE
HERE BY ISSUED
YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS(ATM-0411) SO YOU HAVE
TO
INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER BY SING IT
AS YOUR
SUBJECT.
REGARDS
BARRISTER.CHARLES.B.EZE











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