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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: "ATM MasterCard" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <credit_atm_dept@gncn.net>
Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 17:58:04 -0000
Subject: TestLink Services Ltd

ATM Maestro MasterCard /Asia
UK & Western European Operation
TestLink Services Ltd
No. 1 Factory Road
Upton
Poole, Dorset
BH16 5SJ
United Kingdom


Attention: ATM MasterCard Beneficiary

We wish to officially notify you once again of your status via your email
address as our previous letter to your home address mailbox was returned
undelivered. Your cash bonus of USD$ 420,000 (Four Hundred and Twenty
Thousand United States Dollar) have been RELEASED and APPROVED for onward
delivery to you via our ATM MasterCard which you will use to withdraw cash
at any ATMs SERVICE MACHINES where you see the MasterCard (or
Maestro®/Cirrus®) sign/logo located in more than 22 million locations
across 210 countries worldwide.

This amount of USD$4200,000 (Four Hundred and Twenty Thousand United
States Dollar) is cash bonus awarded to you from MasterCard Worldwide for
your use of the Automated Teller Machine (ATM) recently. Maximum
withdrawal limit per day is USD$ 9,500 (Nine Thousand, Five Hundred United
States Dollar) Only.

If we have reached you this time as hopeful, endeavor to get back to us
immediately to enable us commence the immediate delivery of your ATM
MasterCard and ATM PIN NUMBER to your present home address.

The delivery process of your ATM MasterCard shall be concluded as soon as
you have contacted the Officer in Charge of delivery as stated below:


=========================================================
Contact Person: (MR. SCOTT HILL).
Officer in Charge ( Protocols, Handling and Delivery )
ATM MasterCard Asia/Pacific
UK & Western European Operation
Email: credit_atm_dept@gncn.net
=========================================================


Please provide him with the underlisted informations below as soon as
possible;


1. Full Names
2. Delivery Address ( PRESENT HOME ADDRESS NOT P.O. Box )
3. Nationality / Present Location
4. Occupation
5. Phone Number(s)


Thanks for your cooperation and congratulations once again.


Yours in Service,
Sevdalina Turmanova
Customer Care
United Kingdom

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