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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: "TESCO UNION PAY/ATM" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <uniontescoclaim@ymail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 02:33:37 +0800
Subject: TESCO UNION PAY/ATM COMPENSATION!

Tesco Stores (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
Head Office, Level 3, No.3, Jalan 7A/62A,
Bandar Menjalara,
52200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.



Tesco Union Pay/ATM Compensation Payment Notification


Attention Dear Beneficiary,


This is to inform you that the Malaysia Union Pay settlement Committee and the ATM International Inc. wishes to
congratulate you on the successful emergence in our ongoing fund remittance promo of all ATM card users around the
globe. This scheme was initiated by the C.U.P and the ATM Inc. to compensate ATM card users and also to help the world
in the sustainable 2011 poverty alleviation scheme. In regards to this, we wish to inform you that your ATM
compensation funds valued at (US$1.800.000.00) One million and eight hundred thousand United States dollars has been
authorized to be released to you through our corresponding financial institution in Malaysia.


Malaysia Union Pay is a leading operator approved by Malaysia's Welfare Lottery Center to develop and operate
real-time electronic paperless lottery services in Malaysia and around the globe,in accordance with the rules and
regulations set by Malaysia's Welfare Lottery Center as a result of a joint development effort by the Malaysia Union
Pay and the ATM inc to all ATM card users worldwide.You are hereby requested to contact the office of our remittance
agent Mr Rasyid Frank via email and telephone with details giving below with your personnal details for immediate
procession of won fund.


Tesco Stores (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
Head Office, Level 3, No.3, Jalan 7A/62A,
Bandar Menjalara,
52200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Mr Abdul Azim
E-mail; uniontescoclaim@ymail.com

Required information:

1. Full Name
2. Phone and Fax Number
3. Address Were You Want Them to Send the ATM Card to (P.O Box Not Acceptable)
4. Your Age and Current Occupation
5. Country:


Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (ATM-3714) so you have to indicate
this code when contacting the card center by using it as your subject. Now contact our ATM center Manager for more
details.We Wait For Your Expedite Response.


Yours in Service,

Mr.Paul Williams
Online Promotion Announcer.

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