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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 GEORGE AMAH" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <georgeamah@ymail.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2011 04:27:06 -0700
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.

Attn: Beneficiary,
I hereby officially notifying you about the present arrangement to pay you your over due contract/inheritance fund which you could not complete the process
of the released of your transfer pin code through the Digital Payment System.
We have decided to pay your funds without stress but through (ATM Master Express Credit Card) This arrangement was initiated /constituted by the World Bank
and Paris Club, due to fraudulent activities going on within the African Region and European Region. The World Bank and Paris Club introduced this payment
arrangement as to enable our contractors / inheritance beneficiary to receive their fund without any interference. The ATM Master Express Credit Card was
contracted and powered by GOLD CARD WORLD WIDE. Reconfirm the following information to us for Security reason.
1)YOUR FULL NAME
2)YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS.
3)YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER
4)YOUR PRESENT COUNTRY
5)YOUR OCCUPATION
Upon the receipt of your above details, we will send your approved card containing your funds to you, bearing in mind that the limit to be withdrawing daily
is US$10,000(Ten Thousand United States Dollars) per day.
CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.
BEST REGARDS,
Mr George Amah
DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
INTERC
georgeamah@ymail.com

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