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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: "Information Coordinator" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <inf2468@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 22:32:51 +1000
Subject: Re:Your ATM CARD Delivery

Your ATM CARD Delivery
 
Dear Beneficiary:
 
This is to officially notify you that we the international credit settlement branch of Interwich system has verified your file and found out that the reasons why you have not received your part payment of $65,000 is because you have not fulfilled the obligations given to you in respect of your payment.
 
Secondly we have been informed that for you not to deal with the non officials in the bank and your entire attempt to secure the release of your fund to you will be in vain. So we wish to advise you that such illegal acts like these have to stop if you wish to receive your payment since we have decided to bring a solution to your payment.  Right now we have arranged your payment thus:
 
Through our swift card payment center Asia pacific that is the latest instruction from our board of directors, which will not involve any fraudulent act or money laundering and because the Credit Union is running for the yearly payment that is why the order is given, in conjunction with HOMELAND SECURITY so you have absolutely nothing to be afraid of and due to the previous fraud act from impostors  we have mapped out that this card is sent to your personal address.
 
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, but the maximum is two thousand dollars per day, so if you like to receive your fund this way please let us know by contacting the card payment center officer Mr. Samuel Coleen:inf2468@yahoo.co.jp
 
And also send the following information:
 
1.          Your full name
2.          Phone and fax number
3.          Address where you want them to send the atm card
4.          Your age and current occupation
5.          Attach copy of your identification
 
Be reminded, the ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER has been mandated to issue out $950,000.00 as part payment for fiscal year 2012 payment year. 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. For further enquiries, mail the above officer as soon as you receive this important message for other directions.
 
Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (ATM-5346) so you have to indicate this code when contacting the card center by using it as your subject.  Do act as instructed to avoid misrepresentation of identification on card.
 
Regards,
Mr. Rolands Giggs
Director, Atm Payment Department

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