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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: "INTERPOL UK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <interpolinternatoinalpolice@googlemail.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2013 19:24:45 +0200
Subject: ATTENTION BENEFICIARY 202.194.145.68

                      UK National Central Bureau of Interpol
                      Fraud Compensation Committee
                      Headquarters, 37 Wood Street
                      London EC2P 2NQ
                      E-Mail:interpolinternatoinalpolice@london.com
 
 
 
 
                  ATTENTION BENEFICIARY
 
 
 
Compliment of the day to you from ATM Card Payments Unit, This is in
response to your letter along with the required data for the immediate
release and dispatch of your payment in ATM Card to your location address
as soon as it has been credited into ATM  Card with your name as the sole
Beneficiary as we where instructed to do by United Nation the fund
depositor, We Writes to inform you that your e-mail application to this
office for the immediate release/dispatch of your fund via ATM Card has
been approved and will be accomplish to your destination as soon as you
meet up with our demand.
 
 
Be inform that we have received from the custody of United Nation And
World Bank the necessary documents backing and proving you as the
beneficiary of the $1.5 Millions Us Dollars that we are about to release
to your compensation payment via ATM which is functional in any ATM
Machine in the world with the use of your pin code. this compensation is
for those who experience victim of scam in all world.
 
 
You are instructed to Fill our payment applications form as outline below
correctly to avoid any errors in releasing your payment and bear in mind
that we will commence your payment as soon as we receive the information
from you once again.
 
 
Your Payment code remains (ATM-PPCK225) do not respond to any other email
at the moment to enable us complete your payment without any complications
from your side.
 
 
Do you wish to withdraw more than $5,000 per day     YES     NO
 
 
Do you wish to use your ATM card to do shopping online than twice a week
  YES     NO
 
Do you earn more than $1,000 us dollars per month     YES     NO
 
 
Do indicate the kind of ATM CARD you prefer to receive.
 
 
1. Visa Card.
2.Master Card.
3.Travelers Card
4.Debit Card.
 
 
Reconfirm the following information to him for Security reason.
 
 
1.) FULL NAME: ========================
2.) AGE: =================================
3.) SEX: ==================================
4.) ADDRESS:==================================
5.) ZIP/POSTAL CODE: ============================
6.) STATE/PROVINCE:=============================
7.) COUNTRY:========================================
8.) PHONE: ======================================
9.) OCCUPATION/POSITION:==========================
10.) COMPANY: =====================================
11.) EMAIL ADDRESS:================================
 
 
Anyone you prefer will be the type of payment we are going to send to you.
 
 
YOURS FAITHFULLY
 
 
George Smith .

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