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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: "Bank of China" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jamesmore1913@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 19:21:00 +0530
Subject: Bank of China

Attn: Beneficiary.

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your Compensation/contract file presently and I found out that you have not received your payment due to your lack of co-operation and not fulfilling the obligations giving to you in respect to your Compensation.

We hereby acknowledged the receipt of your ATM card payment instruction from the Bank of China, in amount of US$1.5m. = One Million five hundred thousand US Dollars Payment as the I.M.F has approved it to you.

All the necessary arrangements regarding the delivering of the $1.5 Million Dollars to you has been made, you are to contact, Mr. James Moore, now via the below email, with your full delivery information to enable their delivering agent locate you immediately he arrive your country with your ATM CARD.

Company Name: Bank of China
Contact Person: Mr. James Moore
Email Address: jamesmore1913@hotmail.com

The new ATM/Master Money Debit Card allows you to withdraw cash and check your balance at any bank's ATM machine! This is the kind of convenience you will come to expect from all of Bank's services.

Again you can Pay your bills quickly using Bank ATM Card and it is 24-hour service allows you to make your bill payments easily and quickly anytime of the day or night and also pay your Mobile Phone Fees.


Secondly: you are hereby advised to stop dealing with some non-officials in the bank and any other side communication about your fund payment 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 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) so that your ATM CARD will get to you before the year runs down. I will be waiting to hear from you as soon as you receive the ATM CARD.

THANKS AND WE PROMISING TO SERVE YOU BETTER

BEST REGARDS
Mr. Robert Bullock
Bank Of China

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