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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 MAX MARCUS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <gregoryadams@yahoo.cn>
Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2013 16:59:49 +0800
Subject: PERSONAL!

BEWARE OF ONLINE FRAUDS....... CONTACT THE BARRISTER NOW...........SUPPORTED BY THE HOUSE OF FINANCE.
 
Ministry of Finance
Address: Plots 745 & 746, Ahmadu Bello Way, Central Area, P.M.B 14 Garki, Abuja.
Website: http://www.fmf.gov.ng
 
ATTN: Beneficiary
 
 
Records show that you are among the individuals who are yet to receive their overdue funds. Well we want you to know that your compensated fund worth the total amount of $1.000.000.00usd (One Million United State dollars Only) that was suppose to be deliver as an  ATM CARD to you was return back to our Head Office due to the fact that you refuse to contact the right person with your fund. The Cyber Crime Division of the FBI gathered information from the Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC) of how some people have lost out sums of money to these impostors.
 
As a result of this we hereby advise you to stop dealing with any one not referred to you by us.Because most of the early transactions made by you, where illict and not backed by law.So follow the necessary process,so that your $1.000.000.00usd (One Million United State Dollars Only) will be released to you via a custom pin based ATM card with a maximum withdrawal limit of $3,000 per day which is powered by Visa Card and can be used anywhere in the world and Visa Card Logo must be on the Automatic Teller Machine (ATM). We have advised that this should be the only way at which you are to receive your payment because its more guaranteed, since over 500 thousand people have fallen victims of those fraudsters and was ripped off their hard earned money on fake bank draft, years ago till date.
 
To redeem your fund you are hereby advised to contact (Mr. Gregory Adams) via email, who is in charge of your ATM Card. Note, he's a legal personnel,that understands the law,and will never do anything to deopardise that. For the requirement to proceed and procure your Approval of Payment Warrant and Endorsement of your ATM Release Order on your behalf, it will cost you $300.00usd Three Hundred United State Dollars only nothing more and no hidden fees as everything else has been taken cared of by the Federal Government Of Nigeria, so all you will ever need to pay is $300.00 Three Hundred United State Dollars only which is legal to enable us deliver your fund to your door step.
 
 
Don't be deceived by anyone and you are advice to Reconfirm the below information that is needed.
 
Full Name...............................
Full Address.............. ............
Phone Number............... ........
Sex.........................................
Date of Birth............................
Occupation......... ..................
Age.......................................
Scan copy of any means of your Identity, eg. Driver's license/National Id Card
 
 
Below is the right person to contact in-charge of the release of your ATM Card
 
Name: Mr. Gregory Adams (Dispatcher Managing Director)
Email:- gregoryadams@yahoo.cn
Phone: +23480108155395
 
Ensure you contact him.
 
 
Your urgent response is highly needed.
 
 
Best Regards
 
 
Mr. Max Marcus
MINISTRY OF FINANCE HOUSE NIGERIA

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