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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: "barryedolink9 Gazeta.pl" <barryedolink9@gazeta.pl>
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:19:43 +0200
Subject: GOOD NEWS /CONTACT THE ATM DEPARTMENT FOR 750.000.00USD ATM CARD IMMEDIATELY.


My Dear Customer,

How are you together with your Family Today? Hope all is going normally,
Dear our latest news to bring you today that we are finaly convert your
$1.5millionUSD into an ATM CARD by which you can easiry received it through
Via Atm Shipping Office Department Cotonou Benin Republic.

Meanwhile your funds $750.000.00USD has been convert into the Atm Switch
Cards which has been approve by the Government of du benin and the Switch
Card code of the funds are stated below (#6742) which you can use to struct
like about $5,500.00 per day to any ATM Bank nearest you in your Country.

Therefore you have to Contact them immediately and the only money you have
to send to received your Card from them is the processing fee $98.00 only to
received your Card from the Department ok.

Here is thier Contact address and you can Contact them with below
information ;

ATM UNCLIAMING DEPARTMENT COTONOU BENIN
Manager: Mr.Mike Attah
Email:atm_dbrep_005@live.fr <Email%3Aatm_dbrep_005@live.fr>
Telephone :+229-93-81-51-21.

Contact them imediately and get back to us earier once you get intouch with
them ok and below is what they need to deliver your Card to
your address;

Your Full Name.....
Country Locate.
Home address.......... .
Telephone.... ..........

Immediately you contact them you get back and let us know.

Thanks & God Bless

Regards
Dr.Paul Oko
Director of the Finacial Bank

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