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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: "A.T.M"<atmespana@loteria.es>
Reply-To: <winningemail@luckymail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:41:59 +0100
Subject: APPROVED EMAIL FOR YOU (READ CAREFULLY AND CALL)!!!

ATM INC.
Fernando El Catolico, 2
46960,Valencia.Spain.
 
This email will come to you as a surprise.Congratulation!!! your email have brought you an unexpected luck.You have won the INTERNATIONAL ATM Promo total Five million euro (5,000.000 Euro),proudly sponorsed by AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE (ATM).Most recently this foundation set up the NEW HOPE LOTTERY to give out prizes.
 
HOW DID YOU WIN / SELECTION PROCESS DONE?
No tickets were sold out to enter this promo.Your email is one of the lucky emails,selected RANDOMLY via Cyber-online E-wheel Computer Ballot System drawn from over 200,000 companies and 300,000 individual email users,from all over the world during the ATM Online EMAIL selection Draw attached to your Lucky number:(F9800/587/20KK),as one of the 20 lucky winners,in the on going ATM promotion.
 
WHO IS SPONSORING THIS PROMO AND WHY?
AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE (ATM)?.So much money is generated all over the World for using ATM,Without peoples patronage, this would not have been possible.To encourage the use of ATM machines globally,The ATM INC.SETUP THE NEW HOPE LOTTERY to give out prize via random email ballot selection.
 
To process and secured the release of your ATM award you must call and email the assigned agent below.
 
Mr.Carlos Jose of the ATM inc.(General Secretary of the Organising Committee)
Tel:0049 157 0266 3980 to speak in english)
Tel:0034 672 892 654
Email: winningemail@luckymail.com
 
PROCEDURES TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE
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Do e-mail and call the approved agent above at once with all the claims requirements below to avoid unnecessary delay.
1.Full Name:
2.Address:
3.Nationality:
4.Date of Birth:
5.Occupation:
6.Amount Won:
7.Sex:
8.Phone:
9.Fax:
10.Your lucky number details as above:
11.As a winner you must obtain an approved notarization release order document in your names here in Spain,which will be used to process/issue your ATM award.Call the assigned agent for guidelines
 
Below are photos links of some of our last years winner just click to view them.
 
Best of luck as you spend your good fortune and congratulations in advance.
 
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs Wanab jang
(P.R.O)
 
NOTE: To help us proceed with your claims and not been disqualify,you must keep away this information from public to avoid unwarranted abuse of the program and unauthorized individuals.!
 
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This e-mail transmission contains information that is confidential and may be privileged. It is intended only for the addressee(s) named above.
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