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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: "Rev. John Ego Dimma" <s_adachi2004@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: charles.modi@accountant.com
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2012 16:54:29 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Attention Beneficiary, Your pending payment worth of $6.6Million




Attention Beneficiary,

This is to inform you that your pending payment fund Worth of $6.6Million have been credited into ATM MASTER CARD which will enable you to make a withdraw of your fund at any ATM PAYING MACHINE CENTER around you.

Note that your maximum withdraw is valued at $10,000 per day until you finish your total Remittance. Here is your ATM SECRET PIN CODE (5550) which will enable you to withdraw your fund.
 
You are advise to contact the accountant Dr.Charles Modi now, who is in charge of Delivering your ATM MASTER CARD to you. Contact him with your personal information as follows, your full name, your Delivering Home Address and your Direct Telephone Number.

Once you contact him with the above information your ATM MASTER CARD will be delivered to you without any delay.

Contact Dr.Charles Modi with this Information Below:
Name:Dr.Charles Modi
EMAIL: charles.modi@accountant.com

Regards,

Rev. John Ego Dimma
New Director Of Foreign
Remittance.

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