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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: "Horn" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <johnhorn001@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 01:26:03 +0200
Subject: Attention Beneficiary:

Attention Beneficiary:

Sir/Ma.

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your Contract/inheritance fund file and found out that you have not received your Fund for the past years even after you have fulfilled all obligations with the banking request. This was because you were dealing with the bad eggs among the government officials who are interested on stealing funds and lodge in America, London and some Africa country like Ghana this made our bank to run out of cash but the good news here is that with the help of World Bank and United Bank for Africa we can pay you part payment of $3.5M only for now, After you have claim this you can come for the balance.

You will receive the above fund by ATM CARD, or a Certified Bank Draft which you can confirm in any bank in the world. The Certified Bank Draft / ATM CARD will be sending to your HOME ADDRESS by a UPS courier service.


{A}Please we are not demanding for any fee/fees from you expect the courier service fees to dispatch the ATM CARD, or a Certified Bank Draft.

{B}You can come to London or any of our branches closer to you to pick your fund.

{C} if you have an account with the UPS it is free deliverance to your doorstep.

{D}The cost of deliverance is 370$ only.

If you have read the above and agreed to work with us please reconfirm the following to us

{1} your full name

(2} your full address

(3} your direct telephone number.

{4} passport photo.

Further more below is an example of tracking numbers you can track from UPS and ARAMEX website to confirm people like you who have received their ATM CARD AND BANK DRAFT successfully:


(1).Name: Mrs. Lydia Hilton
Website: www.ups.com
Tracking Number: h7910086543

(2)Name: Samuel Brown:
Website: www.aramex.com
Aramex Tracking Number: 7843074734

(3)FedEx
http://fedex-service.tk/
TRACKING NUMBER: 95122487537

Regards.

Mr. John Horn.
Director, Foreign Operation ATM Card Dept
Access Bank Plc
London UK branch
www.atmcardpayment.com

If you have received this email in error, you are advice to delete this email or destroy the content of this email. Do not reply this email contact the person ABOVE directly for ATM SWIFT CARD.

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