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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: "DAVID WINDER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <atm23@W.CN>
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2011 08:14:04 +0530
Subject: ATM PAYMENT CENTER

Attn: Beneficiary.

This is to officially inform you that we have checked your file compensation / contract today and found out that you have not received your payment due to its lack of cooperation and not fulfilling the obligations giving to you in relation to its clearing / settlement contract.

We hereby acknowledged the receipt of your payment instruction card Resereve ATM Bank of India, worth U.S. $ 1.5 million .= Million U.S. $ 500,000 payment that the Government of this country passed to you .

All arrangements regarding the delivery of 1.5 million dollars so that you have been made with UPS courier services, you are to contact Mr. Kenny Conway, now through e-mail address below with your information surrender to allow your agent to deliver to locate it immediately he arrive your country with your ATM card.

Company Name: UPS COURIER SERVICES.
Contact Person: Mr. Kenny Conway
E-mail: (atm.claim @ hotmail.com)
Tele Phone: +919167019682

I want you to be very careful to fill the below details as they required for the delivery of your ATM-card and send them by acting immediately upon delivery of ATM-card, be sure to contact them immediately so that your payment is not be revoked details below and send to them for delivery.

* Title :_____________________________________.
* Name :________________________________.
* Last Name :_________________________________.
* Address :____________________________.
* City :______________________________________.
* State and Country :____________________________.
* Phone: (Area Code) - Number :________________.
* Fax: (Area Code) - Number :__________________.
* Occupation :________________________________.
* Next of kin :_______________________________.
* ID card / driving license :__________________.


The new ATM / debit card MasterMoney allows you to withdraw cash and check your balance at any bank ATM machine! This is the kind of convenience you will be expected of the Bank's services.

Again you can pay your bills quickly using ATM Bank Card and is 24-hour service allows you to make your account payments quickly and easily at any time
day or night and pay your taxes allso Mobile.


You would be required to pay $ 90 for delivery charges before your ATM card would be delivered to your address, so that you fill out the form, you would be required to make payment via Western Union with the name below, so you makes payment, attach payment slip along.


Receivers name; Timothy Odi

Country; Mumbai, India.


Second: Once you make payement, send payment information, you are advised to stop dealing with some officials in the bank and not any communication on the other side on the payment of funds as this is an illegal act and will have to stop if you so wish to receive your ATM card from this office.


Note; ATM PAYMENT CENTER INDIA will be waiting to receive your e-mail with your contact address and you have to contact them now with this secret code (0047-atm) for your ATM card will reach you before the down year. I'll be waiting to hear from you soon as you receive the ATM card.


Please make sure that you scanned your ID card / license Driving identiification.

THANK YOU AND WE promising to serve you better ..

Best Regards
DR DAVID WINDER
(PSRB) MANAGEMENT..

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