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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: "BARRISTER RAYMOND BRIGGS." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <atmresponse2000@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:25:02 +0100
Subject: NEW DEVELOPMENT

Good Day To You,

I write to know the status of things from your side if you are truely ready for the claim of your Atm Master Card in Value of $2.5M which is your total amount cash prize won under the Uk Lottery Organisation last year due to your Frequent Internet Usage so your Emaill address won you this amount.

Due to your less previlage in claiming this Atm Master Card Last year we the Board Of Management hereby deduct your delivery charges which is $580 to the amount of $250 to enable the Couriers proceed delivery to your doorstep without any further delay.

Kindly be inform that you are only authorised to withdraw the total amount of $15,000Usd from the Atm Master Card at any designated atm machine around the world.

This payment is to be sent to the Office of our Accountant directly via Western Union Money Transfer Or Money Gram with the details as instructed below.

Receivers Name: Josiah Anyanwu.
Address: Lagos Nigeria.
Text Question: How are you.
Text Answer: Fine.
Amount to be sent: $250
Mtcn/ Reference Numbers:

Be informed that you are not authorised by any means to make any further payment apart from the demanded $250 as it ilegal and will not be accepted by this Office.

The Couriers will also arrive your delivery address in just 48 Hours after confirmation of payment.

We hereby use this medium to inform you that you should stop every other Transaction informing you abount your fund $2.5M as our office is the paying out Office authorised from the OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY.

CALL THIS OFFICE IMMEDIATELY FOR MORE HELP. +2347064906069.

We are also sorry for any inconvinences this might caused you previously or now in respect of collecting your total amount cash prize won.

We await to hear from you urgently.

Regards.
Barrister. Raymond Briggs.
+2347064906069
NEW DEVELOPMENT.

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