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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- atmf@comic.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "COMMISSION OFFICE" <jonathon@redwire.net>
Reply-To: atmf@comic.com
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 09:27:25 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR ATM MASTER CARD /VISA PAYMENT OF $2.200.000 (USD) DOLLARS
COMMISSION OFFICE
PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
#23 DUCT ROAD ,
LONDON,
ENGLAND.
EMAIL:commission@office.co.un
PHONE:+448715727337
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
This is to inform you that the sum of 2.200.000 (USD) dollars has being
award to you in the ongoing ATM MASTER CARD /VISA PAYMENT by the united
nation of African department in conjunction with carnegiemellontoday
social charity community.Your card number is ATM 208.This program was
organized in order to arrest the world economic melt down.
This card is accepted by any ATM CARD machine in any part of the world
today and has a daily withdrawal limit of $5,000.00(USD) dollars per day
from any ATM Master/Visa Card machine in your country.Your selection was
done via the email address balloting selection by the united nation,so you
one out of the 100 lucky beneficiaries of the payment
Contact the African Regional office of the following countries(Nigeria /
Benin Republic/Burkina Faso)
Email:atmf@comic.com
Phone: +234768088748
Contact Person: Dr Chris
Send following information's below to the detaching or delivery section on
atmf@comic.com
1. FULL NAMES:
2. NATIONALITY:
3. DATE OF BIRTH
4. SEX:
5. MARITAL STATUS:
6 CONTACT ADDRESS:
7. TELEPHONE NUMBER:
8. OCCUPATION:
9. PRESENT COUNTRY:
10.YOUR CARD NUMBER:
11.A SCANNED OF COPY YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR PASSPORT NUMBER
Note: Your response should be sent to (atmf@comic.com) because if you send
your
information's to any other address consider yourself disqualified because it
will not be attended to.You are advised to visit your mail box 3 times daily
.
Thanks
Mrs Celine
(African Director)
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