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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: jimmylunard1@freenet.de
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:37:05 +0200
Subject: RECEIVE YOUR MONEY $1,200,000.00 ATM CARD


DEAR FRIEND. HOW ARE YOU TODAY?, I AM WRITEN TO INFORM YOU THAT WE
HAVE
ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT OF ($1,200,000.00) ONE
MILION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY
THROUGH SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA
PACIFIC, THIS DEPARTMENT 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, BUT THE MAXIMUM IS TEN
THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATES
DOLLARS PER DAY. SO YOU ARE ADVICE TO CONTACT THE ATM PAYMENT
DEPARTMENT
OFFICE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND IN THIS WAY,
NOW CONTACT ATM PAYMENT
DEPARTMENT OFFICE AND ALSO
SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS UNDERLISTED
BELOW.
THIS IS WHAT YOU ARE REQUIRE TO FORWARD TO THE ATMPAYMENT
OFFICE:
1 YOUR FULL NAME:
2 YOUR MAILING ADDRESS:
3 YOUR 24HOURS CONTACT
TELEPHONE NUMBER:
4 YOUR OFFICE TELEPHONE NUMBER:
5 YOUR
LOCATION/COUNTRY:
6 YOUR SEX/AGE:
7 ATTACH COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION:
HOWEVER, YOU ARE KINDLY TO CONTACT THE BELOW PERSON
WHO IS IN POSITION
TO RELEASE YOUR ATM PAYMENT CARD.
REV.Dr. GREGORY MAXWELL, DIRECTOR,
ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT OFFICE
EMAIL:(woceanicbankplcbenin@yahoo.ca)THIS
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 IMPOSTERS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU
OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS
(ATM-0411) SO YOU HAVE
TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD
CENTER
BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT. REGARDS
MR. JIMMY LUNARD






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