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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: "EMMANUEL CHUKWU" <emmanuel.chukwu4@ig.com.br>
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 16:48:33 +0100
Subject: ATM BENEFINICARY


*FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
CAPITAL TRUST BANK BANK OF BENIN,
COTONOU-BENIN REPUBLIC.

Attn:ATM BENEFINICARY,

We hereby officially notifying you about the present arrangement to pay
you, your over due contract/inheritance fund through(ATMCARD)This
arrangement was initiated/constituted by the World Bank and Paris Club, due
to fraudulent activities going on within the African Region.The World Bank
and Paris Club introduced this payment arrangement as to enable our
contractors/inheritance beneficiary to receive their fund without any
interference.
*

*The ATM CARD are powered by GOLD CARD WORLD WIDE.Upon the receipt of this
mail we are going to load your fund into the ATM CARD and send a scan copy
of the card to you before we will proceed to dispatch the card directly to
your nominated home address so you absolutely have nothing to worry about
all we need is your Prompt Response and Co-operation by Gods Grace we will
have a successful Transaction.Also the atm payment center has mandiated to
issue to you the sum of 2million dollars as the fiscal year 2008 and also
anyof our inheritance winner who wishes that his won funds should be send to
bank his or her account, then you have to contact the following person with
your account informations where the funds should be send.Contact Mr Accuracy
Nweke. *

* **E-MAIL.accuracynweke2009@yahoo.fr* <E-MAIL.accuracynweke2009@yahoo.fr>*
Phone +2299 8456138.

Best regards,
EMMANUEL CHUKWU.
Financial Secretary.
Foreign Operation Department
*

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