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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: Mr Harris Adam <nanabetz@verizon.net>
Reply-To: INTER_ICB14@W.CN
Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 01:22:45 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Attn:Payment Notification,

INTERNATIONAL BANK
inter Heights Plot 87 Ajose
Adeogun Street,Cotonou Benin .Rep

Attn:Payment Notification,

This is to bring to your notice that, I have paid the re-activation fee and the delivery of your ATM.I paid it because the ATM Card 8119 $8.5m,has less three days to expire and when it expires,the money will go into Government purse. With that I decided to help you pay the money so that,the ATM will not expire,because I know when you get your ATM definitely you must pay me back my money and even compensate me for helping you.

Base on the informations reaching us from IRS and our Monitoring Network System (MNS) some illegal officers, in the Apex Bank whose names you find listed below, have been apprehended by the legal authorities, for not releasing your Inheritance/ Contract payment. Prof. Charles Chukwuma , Dr. Patrick Aziza, Mr. Tunde Lemo , Mr. Ernest Obi, in collaboration with Central Bank of Benin , Zenith Bank, Oceanic bank , First Bank, and Western Union. Billions of dollars was recovered from their accounts.

Now i want you to contact INTERNATIONAL BANK with your Full Contact information's so that they can deliver your Card to your designated address without any delay. Like i stated earlier, The delivery charges has been paid but i did not pay their official keeping fees since they refused.

They refused and the reason is that they do not know when you are going to contact them and dumurrage might have increase.They told me that their keeping fees is $25 per day and i deposited it on SATURDAY last week. the reason your fund was converted into an atm card is because the A.O.U Africa Orgnization Unit gives the order to avoid the problem of the situation above.

On no account must you send your banking details to any person or office, no matter the circumstance.

Confirm the following datas immediately - Your Names - Direct telephone Numbers - occupation - Your Delivery address and Any form of identification.

BANK INFORMATION.

EMAIL: INTER_ICB14@W.CN
FAX: +229 97 65 82322
DIRECT PHONE: +229 9993-3047
DIRECT JOHN MENSAH

Yours
Mr Harris Adam





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