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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: "Odum Emmanuel" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <odumemmanuel324@e-mail.ua>
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:47:50 +0100
Subject: YOUR ATM CARD AVAILABLE CASH PAYMENT.,NOW READY

Attn:

You have been issued payment notice of Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($10.5M). The Zenith Bank will Programmed your fund($10.5M)into an ATM CARD, Powered By Master-Card/Visa card. The debit card can be used on any ATM machine/P.O.S (POINT OF SALES) all over the world, or you can go to your bank to off-load the funds.

You are advised to re-confirm to us the below information or call me immediately on +234-802-213-2112

(1) Your Full-Name:
(2) Your Physical address not PO BOX:
(3) Telephone, mobile and fax Number:

PLEASE REPLY THROUGH THIS PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS: odumemmanuel324@e-mail.ua

Best regards.

Mr. Odum Emmanuel,
Executive Director,
Corporate Finance
Zenith International Bank PLC

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