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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: "MR JOHN ROB" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <robmrjohn@yahoo.cn>
Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2013 18:57:57 -0600
Subject: YOUR ATM CARARD IS READY FOR DELIVERY

OUR REF: 0012/BHC/FBI/ATM/2013


We wish to bring to your notice that your email was listed by the
British Financial
Intelligent Unit (BFIU) for these exercise of compensating scammed
victims, those
listed some have been endorsed by the WEST-AFRICA in Nigeria yours was
among those
reported unpaid as at today and we wish to instruct you to see the
instruction of
the commission to make sure you receive your compensation
instantaneously as a beneficiary
of $35,000,000.00 USD. Accredited on an ATM Card.

Kindly forward your information to the email address below:

Full Name:
Delivery Address:
Country:
Phone Number:
Occupation:
Sex/Age:
Identification card
Verification Code: ATM-AFRICA701


Note: Your Personal Contact/Communication Code With MRS DEBRA SEMONS
Is "247" You
Are Advice To Send Your Full Details as requested. Take Note the money you will
send to her before your ATM CARD will be Release to you is just $750
for the activation
of your ATM CARD.

Immediately the above details are received and validated, your payment
will be processed within
48hours.

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Contact Person: MR.JOHN ROB.
Email: robmrjohn@yahoo.cn
Committee on ATM-CARD Payment
==========================================

Este correo electronico y, en su caso, cualquier fichero anexo
al mismo, contiene informacion de caracter confidencial
exclusivamente dirigida a su destinatario o destinatarios.
Queda prohibida su divulgacion, copia o distribucion a terceros
sin la previa autorizacion escrita del Grupo Alter. En el caso
de haber recibido este correo electronico por error, se ruega
notifiquese inmediatamente esta circunstancia mediante reenvio
a la direccion electronica del remitente.
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The information in this e-mail and in any attachments is
confidential and solely for the attention and use of the named
addressee(s). You are hereby notified that any dissemination,
distribution or copy of this communication is prohibited
without the prior written consent of Grupo Alter. If you have
received this communication in error, please, notify the sender
by reply e-mail

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