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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: "mrs.graceubah04 Gazeta.pl" <mrs.graceubah04@gazeta.pl>
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:47:39 +0200
Subject: REGARDS TO YOUR ATM MASTER CARD


*REGARDS TO YOUR ATM MASTER CARD *

**

*Good day,

I have been waiting for you since regarding your ATM MASTER CARD worth
USD$10.2Million before I leave Cotonou Benin Republic but you did not show
face and I did not heard from you since that time, then I went and
deposited the Draft with GLOBAL BASIC SECURITY & DIPLOMATIC COURIER COMPANY
there in my country Benin Republic .

Please for your informations,I travelled to Japan to see my boss as he
instructed me and will not come back till next month end, Please You have to
contact the Global Basic Security & Diplomatic Courier Company to know when
they will deliver your package to you there in your country,I have paid for
the delivering charges and insurance fee. The only money you have to send
to them is their security keeping fee which is $105.00 Us Dollars to
received your package I agreed with them that you will pay the $105.00
Don't be deceived by any body because I paid for the delivery fee before
they accepted the Delivery of your ATM MASTER CARD and was told that after
one week you will pay the Security keeping fee which is only $105.00 ,
DIRECTOR OF THECOMPANY IS :

CONTACT PERSON: DAVID NGAGA,
E-mail address:
**g_lobalbasic_c_benin1@live.com*<g_lobalbasic_c_benin1@live.com>
*TELEPHONE: +229 93744 668

Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasing the security
keeping fee.I did not gave them your delivering address, So make sure you
include your home address/Telephone /Mobile when contacting the company to
avoid any mistake in the delivering of your ATM MASTER CARD .Let me know as
soon as you receive your ATM MASTER CARD once you receive it I will give
you the Bank number for you to collect your ATM MASTER CARD SECRET PIN CODE
which will be known by your alone for withdraw of your funds, And I am very
sorry for any inconvinence this might have caused you but remember that it
wasn't my fault because I waited for you to come down before I was called
by my Director to join him in Japan.

Remember to send them your Current Home address and Telephone number/Mobile
number, Don't be decive by anyone, the only amount you will send them is
$105.00 and remember that you can only withdraw $7000.00 per day in any
available ATM machine in the globe, you cannot withdraw more than $7000.00
a day.The amount you have to send to them is $105.00 to receive your atm
master card.
Thanks
Mrs.Grace I. Ubah*

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