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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 payment Notification <atmpaymentn@yahoo.com.sg>
Reply-To: barrmaryhil47@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:56:23 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: International ATM card 2011 INHERITANCE payment notification.




From the desk of Mrs. barrister Mary Hill

Federation of Women Lawyers,International Women Communications Center

Director ATM department bank p.l.c:

 





International ATM card 2011 INHERITANCE payment notification.

 

ATTENTION: HONORABLE BENEFICIARY.

 

We the federal governing bank of federation reached and agreement with the federal executive council RESERVE BOARD and the senate to use the federal reserve account to settle all out standing payment to all our foreign debtors.

 

right now we have arranged your payment of $10.5million dollars through our swift card payment center Asia pacific, that is the latest instruction from the out standing payment committee, federal republic of Nigeria. This card center will send you an ATM card which you will use to withdraw your money in any ATM machine in any part of the world, so if you like to receive your fund in this way, please reconfirm your information below.

 

1. Full name

2. Addresses were you want us to send the ATM card

3 Phone and fax number

4. Age and current occupation

5. Attach copy of your identification





Meanwhile am very happy to email you today been 23th  of November 2011 , next month is December ,make sure you  email me back immediately you receive this Email from me today because after today if I don’t receive email from you regarding your fund , I will make sure I cancel your  payment,



Now for your information the UPS delivery company left here on Tuesday been 8th of November. So right now they are in airport waiting  to hear from you because of the little problem they are having with the international monitoring funds (IMF) so my dear you have to try your possible best and pay the clearance fee of $550 dollars only because God knows that I have try my best for you regarding this your delivery.





Again to clear you because am a christen, am the one that pay for the delivery charges of $495 and Re-Activation fee of $980 in other to make sure you receive your ATM master card this week. now listen very careful you are going to pay me back all the money i spent on behalf of you regarding this delivery of your ATM card, so i advice you to go-ahead and send this $550 dollars today to enable the IMF release your packages at airport so that we can finalize this transaction this week okay.





This is your tracking number track your package on line and confirm God bless you.

WWW.ups.com

Your Tracking Number: 1ZA67T571304485982





Get back to me with the fee for the clearance , send it with this my secretary name



Receiver’s Name------UGO EZE

Receiver’s Address----Lagos Nigeria

Test Question------In God

Test Answer-----We Trust

Amount $ 550 dollars

 

Email me the Western Union MTCN Number with the senders name ------------------

 

Get back to me immediately.



looking forward to serving you better.



Mrs Mary

Hill



Federation of Women Lawyers,



International Women Communications Center

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