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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: "Debbie Shawe" <dbswess22@gmail.com>
Reply-To: atm_processiing_dept@live.com
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:10:01 +0000
Subject: Email Notification!!!


FROM THE DESK OF MRS.DEBBIE SHAWE
DIRECTOR OF OPERATION,
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
OCEANIC BANK OF NIGERIA, LAGOS-NIGERIA
.
Notification of payment by Atm MasterCard.


Attention: Beneficiary,

We hereby officially notifying you about the present arrangement to
pay you, your over due contract/inheritance fund which you could not
complete the process of the released of your transfer pin code through
the Digitalized Payment System. We have decided to pay your funds;
through (ATM Master Express Credit Card) 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
Master Express Credit Card was contracted and powered by GOLD CARD
WORLD WIDE.
Reconfirm the following informations to us for Security reason.

1) FULL NAME.
2) RECEIVING ADDRESS.
3) TELEPHONE NUMBER.
4) PROFESSION.
5)AGE.
6)COUNTRY

Upon the receipt of this mail we are going to load your fund into the
Master Express Credit 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; we will have a successful
Transaction you
are to contact Mr David Musa the ATM Processing Officer email:
atm_processiing_dept@live.com

FROM THE DESK OF MRS.DEBBIE SHAWE
DIRECTOR OF OPERATION,
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
OCEANIC BANK OF NIGERIA, LAGOS-NIGERIA

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