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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: baba_im1@yahoo.ie
Reply-To: lordch3@zing.vn
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:13:23 -0300
Subject: re:update Reply

Hello,

Urgent official notification from the NatWest Bank Uk, Automated Teller Machine Card (ATM) Dept.

This is to inform you that the letter we posted to you was return; hence we decided to send you this official email to enable us proceed with the pending Automated Teller Machine Card (ATM) transaction which has was approved by the international remittance Dept.

MOST IMPORTANTLY: Due to the content of the package, the courier company mandated that before your package will be shipped, a Stamp Duty must be procured
According to the New Shipping Creed on all packages leaving the essence of such Document is to ensure a hitch-free delivery and the amount of the Stamp Duty Fee is 105 USD. When this is done, the Courier Company will issue you with the tracking numbers for your package before the shipping commences.

Therefore reconfirm your current delivery address. Do not forget that this $105 USD is all that you should send to them, the rest of the fees have been paid. Finally, for security reasons, and considering the huge amount the ATM Card contains, the package was coded thus, Registration Ref: SYX-287#

Please note that there can be no corrections after the ATM Card has been processed and printed, therefore we would like you to supply the following information: to ATM UNIT to enable us proceed.

Automated Teller Machine Card (ATM) Department
Contact Person: Lord Charles Tyford
Email to contact: lordch3@zing.vn
Tell: +233542744303

• Complete Name:

• Delivery Address (PO Box) not accepted by delivery company:

• Phone Number(s) – {Mobile}

• Gender:

• Date of Birth:

• Marital Status:

• Occupation:

We await your official response.

Thanks,
Lord Charles Tyford ATM Department
Manager


Tel:+233-245-034-221

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