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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: "ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <atmoffice@freemail.hu>
Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2010 21:41:23 +0200
Subject: Notification of payment by ATM Master Credit Card. 30/10/2010

FROM THE DESK OF FARIDA WAZIRI.
CHAIRMAN ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION
(EFCC) FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT, NIGERIA PLC,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.

Notification of payment by ATM Master Credit Card.

Attn: Dear Beneficiary,

I am Farida Waziri the acting chairman of ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC). EFCC in alliance with economic community of West African states (ECOWAS) with head Office here in Nigeria. We have been working towards the eradication of fraudsters and scam Artists in Western part of Africa With the help of United States Government and the United Nations We have been able to track down so many of this scam artist in various parts of west African countries which includes (NIGERIA, REPUBLIC OF BENIN, TOGO, GHANA CAMEROUN AND SENEGAL LONDON) and they are all in our custody here in Lagos Nigeria. We have been able to recover so much money from these scam artists.

The United Nation Anti-crime commission and the United State Government have Order the money recovered from the Scammers to be shared among 100 Lucky people around the globe.

This s mail is been directed to you because your email address was found in one of the scam Artists file and computer hard disk in our custody here in Nigeria. You are therefore be compensated with $4.5 Million Dollars. Who claims that they are barristers/bank officials Lottery Agents who has money for transfer or want you to be the next of kin of such funds which do not exist.

Since your name appeared among the beneficiaries who will receive a compensation of $4.5 Million we have arranged your payment through our swift card payment center, Feel free to contact the processing officer Mr. John Smith the swift card has been specially prepared to enable you withdraw your money in any ATM machine in any part of the world, but the maximum is Five Thousand Dollars Only per day.

Because we have signed a contract with UPS which should expired December 10th 2010. Below are few list of tracking numbers you can track from UPS website to confirm people like you who have received their payment successfully.

Name :William Quiring
UPS Tracking Number: 1Z388VT40193510200 (www.ups.com)
...................................................................................................

Name: Charles Dick
UPS Tracking Number:1Z388VT40191983418 (www.ups.com)
....................................................................................................

Name: Angie Moore
UPS Tracking Number:1Z388VT40194678976(www.ups.com)
....................................................................................................

Name :Jevaughn Barnes
UPS Tracking Number:1Z388VT40190533987 (www.ups.com)
....................................................................................................

Name :Sharon Lee McCarty
UPS Tracking Number:1Z388VT40192092398 (www.ups.com) ....................................................................................................

Name : Donna L. Vargas:
UPS Tracking Number: A3722239171 (www.ups.com)
...................................................................................................
Name : Rovenda Elaine Parsey:
UPS Tracking Number:A3722239055 (www.ups.com)
................................................................................................................................
You are advice to contact, processing officer JOHN SMITH with your provided information\\\'s required.

CONTACT PERSON: MR.JOHN SMITH.
CONTACT ADDRESS: atmoffice@freemail.hu

Provide the information bellow to allow him prepare your card including your Pin.

1)YOUR FULL NAME

2)YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS

3)YOUR PROFESSION

4)YOUR ID/AGE.

5)YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBER

Best Regard,

Farida Waziri.
(Acting Chairman EFCC).

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