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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <infoevansdike2@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 07:18:19 -0600
Subject: NOTICE OF ATM CARD ACCREDITATION





The Senate Committee On ATM card
FCT, ABUJA.:

OUR REF : FGN/ATM/5598
YOUR REF :

Dear Beneficiary,

NOTICE OF ATM CARD ACCREDITATION

You are hereby officially informed that ATM Card
numbered;5831360903214463 valued at $6.8 MILLION USD (Six Million Eight
Hundred Thousand USD ) only has been accredited in your favor .Your
Personal Identification Number is ATM-522.The ATM Card has a daily
withdrawal limit of US$5,000.00 (Five Thousand USD ) only.

You are advised to contact my secretary, Mr Evans Dike
immediately for claim processing to ensure that you receive your ATM card
prize immediately with the

following details:

* Full Name:
* Delivery Address:
* Sex:
* Age:
* Occupation:
* Phone Number:
* Country:
* Means Of Identification:

Regards,
Senator David Mark.
Chairman,Committee On ATM Card Payment.
ATM CARD PAYMENT UNIT.




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