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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: "REV PATER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <atmcard1996@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 13:26:06 +0100
Subject: YOUR ATM CARD

FROM THE DESK OF REV. PETER ADAMS,
DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT,
OCEANIC BANK INTERNATIONAL PLC,
LONDON UK.
 
Attention Please
 
I am notifying you officially about the present arrangement to pay you the over due Contract/Inheritance Fund of $24 Million United State Dollars ($24,000,000 USD) via ATM Visa Express Credit Card. These arrangement was initiated/constituted by The World Bank and Paris Club due to the delay of your payment.Therefore,you are required to re-confirm to me the following below,so that your Fund will be loaded into the ATM Visa Express Card and then be delivered to you as this shipping company (TNT  COURIER SHIPPING COMPANY) will be in charge of the delivery services to your residential address.
Please kindly send me the following informations through our departmental email address below,to avoid a mistake of FUND TRANSFER.
 
 
FULL NAME:
OCCUPATION:
NEAREST AIRPORT:
RECEIVING ADDRESS:
NATIONALITY (COUNTRY):
CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER:
NATIONAL ID CARD OR DRIVERS LICENCE:
 
 
Upon the receipt of your email with your informations indicated on it as listed above your $24 Million United State Dollars ($24,000,000 USD) will be credited immediately into your ATM Visa Express Credit Card and a scan copy of the same ATM CARD will be sent to you via email before I can dispatch the ATM CARD across to you through the TNT COURIER SHIPPING COMPANY.
CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE AS I WAIT FOR YOUR SWIFT RESPONSE.
 
SHALOM AND BE BLESSED,
 
REV. PETER ADAMS
DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT,
OCEANIC BANK INTERNATIONAL PLC,
LONDON UK.

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