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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: "ATM" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <micheal_eldredge@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2013 01:03:07 +0300
Subject: CONTACT INTEGRATED PAYMENT DEPARTMENT WITH THE DETAILS BELOW:

Address: ATM - 11.1 miles Kroger 505
Madison 300 Hughes Rd
Madison AL 35758
Alabama USA.

NOTIFICATION OF READINESS OF PAYMENT OF YOUR INHERITANCE FUND OF ($8.4MILLION) BY INTERNATIONAL ATM CARD.

This is to inform you that your payment entitlement of has been fully withdrawn from the Remittance Department of the World bank several complains from foreign beneficiaries through the Attorney General of the Federation, the High commission in the UK and The United Nations Secretary General. This fund was yesterday returned to the Federal Ministry of Finance reserve account with the World bank.

After a just concluded meeting amongst the Federal House of Senator, I Senator under the new Government of President Barack Obama in Conjunction with the just concluded meeting by the Former President of United States and Great Britain, has been appointed to head this Federal Board in regards to the Settlement of your Entitlement upon it returns to the Government purse with the World bank. Because of so many International Banking rules unfavorable to 3rd world Countries USA in regards to transfer of large amount of monies, the United State Of America via the federal Government has decided to settle foreign Payment by the issuance of an International Valid ATM CARD from a reliable Bank here in USA.

This would allow and enable all beneficiaries to access there ATM CARD from any ATM machine in any part of the world. As soon as the below information is obtained from you, it would be passed to the appointed bank to issue an International ATM CARD In your favor and it would be sent to you via a UPS{United Percel Service Company for Delivery.

Below information is required from you,

(1)Full Name:................
(2)Address:..................
(3)Phone Number:.............
(4)YOUR COUNTRY..............
(5)Occupation................
(6)sex and Age..............
(7)Mother place of Birth and place:..............

CONTACT INTEGRATED PAYMENT DEPARTMENT WITH THE DETAILS BELOW:

Contact Name: Mr. Micheal Eldredge

Email: - - micheal_eldredge@yahoo.com
Phone Number: +1-203-546-4657

This information is to be made available immediately so that your ATM CARD can Be issued under the provided name and delivered to the provided address.You will be sent a copy of the international ATM CARD by email attachment as soon as it is issued and before it is dispatched.

NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS (ATM-101) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.

Regards,

Yours in service,
REF: PAYMENT/NOTIFICATION/2013

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