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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: "Visa card payment notification" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <coirtore@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 07:59:16 +0800
Subject: Re:Visa card payment notification

Visa card payment notification
Office of the director of operation
International credit settlement,
Finance Element Fx Bank Of London

Attention: Dear ClientVisa card payment notification

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract Inheritance file and found out that why you have not received your payment because you have not fulfilled the obligations given to you in respect of your Contract inheritance payment.

We have decided to bring a solution to your problem. Right now we have arranged your payment through our swift card payment center Asia pacific or through online banking system of transfer through our affiliate bank in London. that is the latest instruction from the Prime Minister of England Mr David Cameron through the Metropolitan Police approval in conjunction with the Interpol and FBI.

The Visa card payment center has been mandated to issue you $10,000,000.00 (Ten Million Dollars Only) or through our affiliate bank in UK as your by online system of transfer as your part payment for this fiscal year 2012.also for your Information you have to stop any further communication with any other Person (s) or office(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your payment.

You are to fill out the below information for us to prepare your Visa Card or Bank transfer slip and get it ready for you to receive through a reputable courier company or we direct you to our affiliate Bank in Uk for online system of transfer based on your best option of payment.

Your name:........................
Phone:.............................
Address:..........................
City/:........................
State:.........................
Country:.......................
Phone Number|:............................
Zip-Code:.................................
Your age:..................................
current occupation.............................
Attach copy of your identification

Please contact this very office below for more instruction and directive on how to receive your Visa Card or by bank Transfer through our affiliate Bank in the Uk.

Mr Williams Neil
Director, Visa Payment Department
Email:w.neil53@yahoo.com
Telephone:+447011147922

Email me back as soon as you receive this important message for further direction.
We hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (ATM-Y2k12) so you have to indicate this code when contacting the Visa Center by using it as your subject.

Regards
Mr. Coir Amberlin

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