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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: Franck Nicolas <franck.nicolas001@gmail.com>
Reply-To: eco.western01@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 09:00:55 +0100 (BST)
Subject: You have won $1,million US,dollars ATM credit card




ATTENTION:

FROM MINISTRY OF FINANCE
 
Am Mr Franck Nicolas from ministry of finance you have won $1,million ATM CREDIT CARD so all you have to do now is to contact the Ecobank Director, we deposited the ATM CREDIT CARD in their costudy you have to contact him immediately so that he will advice you on how to receive your fund without any delay.

Contact Person: Mr Aline Dansuki, Director of Ecobank plc Burkina Faso with below E-mail (eco.western02@hotmail.com) and tell him that you re the owner of $1,million ATM CREDIT CARD that was deposited in their costudy, and you have applyed for the transfer of your fund immediately.

If you contact him after 4days you dident receive your fund then you can let us know please make sure you contact him with your information so that there will be no mistake okay, dont forget this are the listed infor you have to send them.

Your Full Name,.....
Telephone number,.....
Your Country name.....
your internional passports and Full address......
Your account information......

Contact person Aline Dansuki You can call him immediately you send him mail please call him with respect so that he can pay attention to you, call him through this number Phone.+226 74509782

Best Regards
Mr FRANCK NICOLAS



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