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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: "MARK DAVID" <markdavid3005@ig.com.br>
Reply-To: a_paymentcenter02@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 21:15:24 -0700
Subject: PLEASE CONTACT US WITH THIS EMAIL: a_paymentcenter02@yahoo.fr


ATTN: GOOD DAY,

HOW ARE YOU TODAY?, I AM WRITTEN TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR FUND WILL BE PAID
TO YOU VIA ATM CARD, THE ATM CARD PAYMENT DEPARTMENT HAVE ARRANGED YOUR
$900.000.00 UNITED STATE DOLLARS THROUGH SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA
PACIFIC,THIS DEPARTMENT 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 YOU ARE ADVICE BY ME TO CONTACT THE ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT OFFICE TO
RECEIVE YOUR FUND VIA ATM CARD, NOW CONTACT ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT OFFICE
AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS UNDER LISTED BELOW.

THIS IS WHAT YOU ARE REQUIRE TO FORWARD TO THE ATM PAYMENT OFFICE CENTER:

1 YOUR FULL NAME:
2 YOUR MAILING ADDRESS:
3 YOUR 24HOURS CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER:
4 YOUR OFFICE TELEPHONE NUMBER:
5 YOUR LOCATION/COUNTRY:
6 YOUR SEX/AGE:
7 ATTACH COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY:

HOWEVER, YOU ARE KINDLY TO CONTACT THE BELOW PERSON WHO IS IN POSITION TO
RELEASE YOUR ATM PAYMENT CARD.
CONTACT DIRECTOR: MR.Ofor Balanji
DIRECTOR, ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT OFFICE:
CONTACT EMAIL: a_paymentcenter02@yahoo.fr

THIS ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT YOUR PAYMENT AND
YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR
OFFICE(s) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT.

NOTE: THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, I HEREBY ISSUED YOU THE ATM CODE OF
CONDUCT, WHICH IS (ATM-0411) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE AND KEEP IT
SECRETLY IN YOUR SELF WHEN CONTACTING THE ATM CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS
YOUR SUBJECT OKAY.

PLEASE CONTACT US WITH THIS EMAIL: a_paymentcenter02@yahoo.fr
THANKS,
HON MARK DAVID
ATM PAYMENT CARD DEPARTMENT

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