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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: paymentatmdebit2@yahoo.com
Reply-To: Rev Dr James Long <federal.ministryoffinancee@live.com >
Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 15:26:20 +0900 (JST)
Subject: RECEIVE YOUR UNPAID FUND NOW VIA ATM VISA CARD UNITS

ATM VISA CARD UNITS
LAGOS NIGERIA.
Tel: +234-80-90670538
Email: inter_monetryfund@info.al

Attn:.

Sir/Madam

With due respect and honor, We are instructed by the FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE/UBA-BANK ATM VISA CARD UNITS HEADQUARTERS in Lagos Nigeria to contact you in respect of your fund of USD $10.5.Million United States Dollars which you are standing in as the bona-fide beneficiary of the outstanding fund as the whole fund was programmed and load into ATM VISA CARD to be send to your home address.

However, You are required not to send any money to us rather than the DHL DELIVERY COMPANY that will delivery your card because every other fee has been taken care of by this honorable office ,we only require your current home address, your telephone number and a copy of your passport or driver's license for the shipment of the card to your address so that it will enable you receive your card by our accredited FEDEX COURIER or DHL COURIER SERVICES to your home address as programmed.

More so, as soon as we receive the above require information, we shall speedy the process of the shipment of your ATM VISA card to you and you are hereby advise to keep this information confidentially due to what you might have passed through also the experience of some innocent citizen in the past to avoid ATM VISA CARD theft by some internet hackers.

We are looking forward in hearing from you or you can call on us on +234-80-90670538 for more explanation where necessary and any financial institution that ask you to make any payment in this regard consider it fraud and scam because this office will direct you where you can make payment of any kind since this fund is still under the custody of this office ,so you have to play wisely due to what is really going on in this planet earth also remember to refurnish us with all these personal information as required .

Full Name Full Address Marital Status,Occupation Age ,sex Valid Identification Card / International Passport Mobile /House phone Number

Thanks,
Rev Dr James Long
Director of Operations.

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