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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: "ATM-CARD APPROVED" <info@atm.org>
Reply-To: card-remittancecentre2010@live.com
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:35:35 +0800
Subject: Interswitch Director Of ATM Inc

Attn:

This email will come to you as a surprise.
The Inter-Switch Inc.(ATM) have chosen your
name/email randomly by the board of trustees
through a computerized random ATM ballot system
as one of the final recipients for the 2010
ATM grant.

The grant was sponsored by the Inter-Switch
Inc.(ATM)/multi-million groups of companies
to promote the use of ATM cards,and to improve
the standard of living globally,by giving out
once in a "LIFE TIME CASH GRANT" ATM Card Value
USD ($850.000.00) Eight Hundred And Fifty
Thousand United States Dollars, to 2 lucky
recipients respectively,for the year financial
grant promo,in accordance with the enabling act
Parliament world development programme.

You have been granted an International ATM platinum
card value USD ($850.000.00).To secured the release
of the ATM CARD you must call and email the below assigned
contact with your information.

FULL NAME:
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:
NATIONALITY:
PRESENT COUNTRY:
AGE:
SEX:
MOBILE NUMBER:
FAX NUMBER:


(PAYMENT REMMITANCE OFFICE CONTACT)
Mr. Richard White
E-Mail: remittance44@yahoo.com.hk
TEL: +234-805-086-0701

THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE
OUT AN ATM CARD, WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW MONEY IN
ANY ATM MACHINE,FROM ANY PART OF THE WORLD.Note always
quote your (ATM CASH GRANT NUMBER: FA/3956/NG) in all
your emails.

NB: Information contained in this email is intended
for the use of addressee only, and is confidential.
Any dissemination, distribution, copying or use of this
communication without the prior permission of the addressee
is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient
of this communication you should destroy it
without copying.

Best Regards,
Mrs. Ash Orch
Interswitch Director Of ATM Inc.

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