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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. Goodluck Eze" <info@info.net>
Reply-To: goodluckeze111@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2011 21:22:25 +0300
Subject: Urgent Attention !!!!




From: Mr. Goodluck Eze
email:goodeze111@yahoo.co.jp

We wish to inform you that the International Monetary Authority (IMA),
World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) after much end of the
year meeting and much deliberation on the inability to pay most African
Europe and Asian International Lottery Winners their winning fund
irrespective of them meeting up with the requirements to receive their
winning prize/award fund, Contract payments and Inheritance.

This is to inform you that The Skye Bank Plc has been mandated to effect
the release of your approved fund US$7M (Seven Million United State
Dollars Only) via ATM Credit Card payment system within 48 hours on
confirmation of your name in which you want to be use in uploading your
ATM and your address where your ATM Card will be delivered to via UPS
courier Services.

You are advised to confirm the following information as soon as possible.

1, YOUR FULL NAME: This is the name that will be in your ATM Card.

2, YOUR ADDRESS: Where your ATM card will be delivered to.

3, YOUR CELL PHONE NUMBER.


Thanks.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Goodluck Eze
email:goodeze111@yahoo.co.jp



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