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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: "Mr. Mcjoel Wayne" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrmcjoelwayne@live.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2011 17:29:32 +0530
Subject: Your Activated ATM CARD is ready for Delivery!

Hi,
My name is Mr. Mcjoel Wayne from Charles Schwab Bank Daytona Beach Florida, FL- USA, I wish to notify you that we have actually been authorized by the World Bank, and the governing body of the monetary unit of  IMF to deliver your ATM CARD without delay.
This was resolved in a meeting held between World Bank , Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authorities, United Nations and Officials of United States Government in New York last week, as a condition from the International Monetary Fund to support UN and United States of America in receiving total debt cancellation or forgiveness from the International Financial Bodies.
In accordance to the above instruction we are ordered the payment of $995,000.00 USD each to the affected scam victims in pursuance with the authorities recommendations. You are listed and approved in the payment schedule for this payment as one of the beneficiaries to be paid this
amount as compensation.
Your payment file was approved and the instruction was given us to release your payment and activate your Verified Card for immediate withdrawal. In order to facilitate immediate delivery of your ATM CARD, and for proper verification purposes, you are to reconfirm your mailling / contact address below:-
(1)  Full name_________________________,
(2)  Billing Address________________________
(3)  Telephone numbers_______________________. and your ID #_______________________
Warning! You have to stop anything that you are doing with any unauthorized office regarding the delivering of your ATM Card because this office will not be held responsible for any complain thereafter.
This is your serial code / pin ( 441 ) of your package card .
Thanks for banking with the Charles Schwab Bank, while we look forward to serving you better.
Mr. Mcjoel Wayne,
ATM Verified Card Delivering Department.
Charles Schwab Bank , FL- USA
Tel: 386-490-4784, Fax. 38-663-14676
 

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