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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: "raymond adimo" <raymondadimo46@ig.com.br>
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 05:21:30 +0100
Subject: ATT; PLEASE


My Dear

Now we have arranged your payment of ($900.000.00) Nine hundred thousand
united state dollars in atm card to be sent to you through western union
money transfer payment:

Your payment will sending to you by western union, the amount you will
receive per day is $7,000 the minister trust funds of Benin Republic will
send you the currently standards track details you need to pick up your
($7,000) payment by western union, you will receive every two days till you
receive the $900.000.00 united state dollars, now no need to send you this
atm card because you can not be able to withdraw the atm card due to the atm
master card contain large money on it.

the director administrtor trust funds have already signed your payment, now
you are free to comply with payment office on this email: (
westerunion@live.fr )

However, kindly contact the below person who is in position to release your
payment by western union per $7,000 a day.

Mr James Mark,
E-mail: ( westerunion@live.fr )

The financial western union payment canter 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 the administrator payment need this details from you to process
your payment:

Receiver name---------------
Country---------------------
City------------------------
Tel-------------------------
Test question---------------
Answer----------------------

Kindly comply with him because as soon as you sent this required details to
Mr James Mark he will start sending your payment.

Regards,
Mr.Raymond A

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