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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: "mike uju" <mikeuju6@superposta.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:31:03 +0200
Subject: ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT INTERNATIONL TRUST BANK


Attn; Sir/Madam,
I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your Bank Draft
but did not heard from you since that time then I went and deposited the
Draft with INTERNATIONAL BANK here in Benin Republic, because I travelled to
Germany to see my boss and will not come back till next month end. I have
arranged with them to make your payment to you with their new ATM MASTER
CARD $2.5million us dollras which you can use to withdraw your money in any
ATM MACHINE around the globe World. You have to contact the International
Bank with your full contact informations such as follows.
1. YOUR FULL NAME
2. ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD
3 PHONE /CELL PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION
5. YOUR CITY AND COUNTRY

However, Kindly contact the below person who is in position to release
your ATM
Master CARD.

REV DR.KEN UGO,
ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT INTERNATIONL TRUST BANK
TEL; +229 97133176
EMAIL(atm_mastr_cardtu@hotmail.fr )

I have paid for the processing and delivery charges.The only Money that you
are going to pay to them is only $95.00 Dollars which they will use to
obtain the Affidevit Of Onwership from the Federal High Court Of Benin
Republic.

So Try to contact them and ask them how you will send the $95.00
dollars to receive your atm card,please do urgent and 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 Atm Card USD$2.5million
us dollars. And try to get back to me by writing me through my private email
address(mikeuju2@hotmail.fr )

I wait to hear from you soon.
Thank you.

Mr Mike Uju,
Secretary to your Friend.

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