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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: Robertson Kaka <robertsonkaka----2@att.net>
Reply-To: lucky199@sify.com
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:20:02 -0800 (PST)
Subject: COMPENSATION PAYMENT VIA ATM DEBT CARD.




 Attention:Dear Recipient.
 
How are you today? This is to inform you that your e-mail address was found among those that have fallen a victim of scammers in our country as we were going through the our central monitoring unit file of those that have been scammed, and your compensation have been approved by the Benin president with immediate effect,a total sum of ($700.000.00) Seven hundred thousand united state dollar.Here is the e-mail address you can contact the person who is going to attend to you.
 
Mr.Collins Okoko,
Tell +229 99 71 39 91.
E-mail ( collinsokoko@hotmail.com )

You are therefore to get back to us with your full information such as,
(1) Your full name:__________
(2) Your country:____________
(3) Your Occupation:_________
(4) Your phone number:___________
(5) Your current home address:_______
 
your urgent reply to this message is highly needed because your fund has been uploaded into an ATM Master Card and it ready to be dispatched only waiting for the reconfirmation of your delivery address we shall then go on and dispatch your ATM Master Card, we want you to know that all we are asking for is your delivery information's.
 
Yours sincerely,
Mr.Robertson Kaka,
Foriegner Compensation Official
Ministry of Finance, Benin.
COMPENSATION PAYMENT VIA ATM DEBT CARD.

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