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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: "James Promise" <jamespromise_063@ig.com.br>
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:03:06 +0200
Subject: (ATM-0411)


ATTN;DEAR BENEFICIARY,


WE GOT YOUR INFORMATION THROUGH MR OKOH DUKE ,AND WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR
PAYMENT OF ($1,000,000.00) THROUGH SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER DEPT HERE IN
OUR BANK, 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.SO IF
YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND IN THIS WAY,PLEASE LET ME KNOW BY CONTACTING
CEMAC BANK 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 TO RELEASE YOUR
ATM PAYMENT CARD.

REV DR. USMAN BELLO DIRECTOR,
ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
CEMAC BANK BENIN.
MOBILE: +229 93-16-80 75.
EMAIL: (inforcemacbank_atmdept01@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 HEREBY ISSUED YOU THE CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS (ATM-0411)
SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE ATM DEPT CENTER IN
THIS CEMAC BANK BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.

REGARDS,
SECRETARY
MR.JAMES PROMISE,

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