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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: "United Nation" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rev.hensher11@yahoo.cn>
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:56:57 +0100
Subject: Your ATM Is Ready

This is to officially bring to your notice that The ATM card payment center has
been mandated to issue out in your favor the total sum of $1.5 Millions as
payment for this Fiscal year 2011 this instructions is from the custody of the
United Nation representative office,The United Nation Compensation Commission
(UNCC) was created in 1991 as a subsidiary organ of the UN Security Council and
the payment has been approved by World Bank as its to help those
who have not received their inherited fund to get their fund.


We hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (ATM-PPCK22) You have to
indicate this code when contacting the our authorized ATM Card Payment Center
with your contact details,You are hereby authorize to contact the paying office
with the information below as soon as you receive this email for immediate
release of your payment to you through ATM Card which will allow you to withdraw
the sum of $2,000 US Dollars from any ATM Machine around with the use of your
pin code to enable you be the first beneficiary to receive its fund since the
paying office have a lots of beneficiary to pay according to our instruction.


Outline below are the details you need to send them to enable them quicken the
process of releasing your ATM Card to you.

""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""

Full Name:William H. Armet
Address::4411 Niantic Place, Yorba LInda, CA 92886
Telephone No:714-777-3536 phone ?? 714-777-1660 fax
Age:63
Occupation: Engr.
Country:USA
Identity Card if any.See attached

"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""

However outline below is the paying bank contact information, contact them now
for the immediate release of your payment to you since it has been approved by
United Nations and World Bank meanwhile do not be taken unaware that all the
necessary document backing the fund up has been forwarded to the custody of the
paying bank.


PHB BANK, ATM CREDIT CARD PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
Payment officer: Rev Hensley Herman
Email: rev.hensher11@yahoo.cn


Do let us know immediately you contact May Bank for your immediate payment
please do not forget your payment code it is very important.We found your name
in our list and that is why you are receiving this email notification.


Congratulations.
United Nations

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