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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: johnmark4@freenet.de
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:10:15 +0200
Subject: ATM Payment Department Oceanic Bank Plc


Good day,

I have been waiting for you since then to come down here and
pick your bank draft but did not hear from you since that time then i
went and deposited the $1.5 Million USD, draft/cheque in the bank.We
have arranged your payment 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, but
the maximum is One Thousand, Five Hundred United States Dollars
Per-Day.

Kindly contact the below person who is in possition to release
your ATM Payment Card.
Send your information which they will use to send
the card to you.
1::Your full name:
2::Your home address were you them
to send the atmcard:
3::Current occupation:
4::Age:
5::Your current home
telephone number/mobile phone number:
6::A Copy of your
identification;

However, kindly contact the below person who is in
position to release your atm card.
Mr. Chinedu Pascal Director,
ATM
Payment Department Oceanic Bank Plc
Ttel: +229-930-171-96
Email:{
atmpaymentofficecard8@yahoo.fr }

I have paid for the processing and
delivery charges.the only money that your are going to pay to them is
only $86 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.
Wait for your respond. and your Urgent Call.
Thanks
Best
Regards
Mr.JAMES OBOH.








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