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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: "Dr. Marthins Eze" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fidiciary@live.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 01:23:14 -0700
Subject: Please provide your full contact information.

Dear Beneficiary,

We hereby officially notifying you about the present arrangement to pay you,yourover due contract/inheritance fund of(US$3,500,000.00) 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,but through (ATM Master Express Credit Card)

This arrangement was initiated/constituted by the Federal Repoblic of Nigeria and World Bank due to fruadulent activities going on within the African Region.

The Federal Repoblic and World Bank 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 information to us for Security to enable us process your payment.

1)YOUR FULL NAME
2)YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS.
3)YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER
4)YOUR PROFESSION
5) YOUR ID.

Upon the receipt of this information, we are going to process and 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 by God's Grace we will have a successful Transaction.

While you are advised to send the requested information through this email (fid.iciary@live.com ) to enable us move further.
BEST REGARDS,

Dr. Marthins Eze
Email:fid.iciary@live.com

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