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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: "EUCIR" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrghassankhalid@mail.am>
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 00:54:00 -0700
Subject: IMMEDIATE RE-ISSUING OF YOUR ATM CARD.

IMMEDIATE RE-ISSUING OF YOUR ATM CARD.

Your attention is to be drawn to the current development on your ATM card delivery which has been deactivated for security reasons as we found out it was delivered to a wrong address different from its original delivery address through the delivery company online tracking system.

The ATM card is loaded with your $3,100,000.00musd (Three million one hundred thousand United States dollars) been the approved compensation to you by the EU (European Union) in respect of your contract/inheritance payment as directed by the supreme court of England, See link below:
nfir
http://www.supremecourt.gov.uk/about/biographies.html

You will be required to contact the refund programme director for the re-issuing of your ATM card without further delay to process and deliver your ATM card through your trusted and secured courier company to you in your country with the details below:

Name: Mr. Ghassan Khalid

Address: EU block, rue de ECOWAS, Cotonou, Benin Republic

Email: mrghassankhalid@mail.am

Direct contact mobile no. +229 66 835 832

Once you contact him, details required to re-issue and deliver your ATM card will be sent to you without further delay for re-processing and delivery.

We will not want to entertain same security lapses concerning the delivery as there will be no room for re-issuing of your card to enable the continuation of the programme.

Sincerely,

Lady Agnes

Public relations officer EUCIR.

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