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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: Lisa Ditty <ditty.lisa@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:55:25 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: YOUR ATM MASTER CARD


YOUR ATM MASTER CARD
I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your YOUR ATM MASTER CARD of ($1,500 000.00) One Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars, but I did not hear from you since that time. Then I went and deposited the YOUR ATM MASTER CARD with FEDEX COURIER SERVICE, Benin Republic before I traveled out of the country for a 7 Months Course and I  will not come back till end of January. What you have to do now is to contact the FEDEX COURIER SERVICE as soon as possible to know when they will deliver your package to you because of the expiring date. For your information, I have paid for the delivering Charge, Insurance premium and Clearance Certificate Fee of the YOUR ATM MASTER CARD showing that it is not a Drug Money or meant to sponsor Terrorist attack in your Country. The only money you will send to the FEDEX COURIER SERVICE to deliver your YOUR ATM MASTER CARD direct to your Address in your country is ($175) Dollars only. Being Security
Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far. Again, don't be deceived by anybody to pay any other money except ($175) Dollars. I would have paid that but they said no because they don't know  when you will contact them and in case of demurrage. You have to contact the FEDEX COURIER SERVICE now for the delivery of your YOUR ATM MASTER CARD with this information bellow; Contact Person:  Rev. Tom FrankEmail Address :  fedexxcomp@live.comHis Phone Number :  +229-9659464 Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your name, delivering address and Direct telephone number to them to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask them to  give you the tracking number to enable you track package over there and know when it will get to your address. Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid any further delay and remember to ask them how you will send the Security Keeping fee of ($175) Dollars to them for their immediate action,
okay.
Yours Faithfully,Ms Lisa Ditty.

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