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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: "Dr. Jamal Isah." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jamalisah95@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2013 10:19:51 -0800
Subject: YOUR ATM VISA CARD IS READY FOR DELIVERY

YOUR ATM VISA CARD IS READY FOR DELIVERY
 
 
Attn:Dear Sir/Ma,
I write to inform you that your United Nations Compensation fund of
US$10.7 Million Dollars which the UN Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki-Moon
approved to be paid to all those who have lost some money as a result
of scam on the internet of which your name is included, has been programmed
into an ATM Card and is ready for delivery via FedEx Courier Services to
your doorstep right now.
 
Below are few list of tracking numbers you can track from FEDEX website to confirm people like you who have
received their payment successfully.
=====================================
Keyarea Christine Banks
USA.......tracking 866052034398 www.fedex.com/us/
=====================================
Cynthia Cole
USA.........tracking 866052034387 www.fedex.com/us/
=====================================
Full Name: Amanda R Hebel
USA ............tracking 871731220890 www.fedex.com/us/
You are entitled to withdraw US$150,000.00 dollars daily from this card and
our card is inter switched meaning that you can use it on any ATM Machine
any where in the world.
Kindly forward your full names,................
 
 
Your Address (where you will like your ATM CARD to be sent to):.........
 
Home/Cell Phone:.............................
 
Occupation:...........................
 
Age:..........................................
 
 
so that we can dispatch it to you immediately you pay for the courier
delivery charge of US$395 dollars only.
Please note that this delivery charge of US$395 dollars is all that you need
to make to enable the dispatch of this Card via FedEx Courier Company to your
home address within the next 3 days.
Kindly treat this message as very urgent.
Yours faithfully,
Dr. Jamal Isah.
UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS
ABUJA, NIGERIA, WEST AFRICA.
Direct Telephone Line:+2348091501778
Mobile Telephone:+2348028913333
 

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