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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: "CHASE BUCKINGHAM PLC" <chasebuckinghhams@consultant.com>
Reply-To: chasebuckingham@consultant.com
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2014 13:33:57 -0000
Subject: URGENT





CHASE BUCKINGHAM PLC.
12-14CARLTON PLACE,
SOUTHAMPTON HANTS
SO15 2EA.
ENGLAND. UNITED KINGDOM

THIS IS TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT YOUR ATM DEBIT CARD HAS BEEN ISSUED
AND FORWARDED TO MY DESK FOR ONWARD DELIVERY TO YOUR DESIGNATED ADDRESS.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE NOTIFY YOU ABOUT THE DISPATCH CHARGE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGES OF YOUR VISA DEBIT CARD, THE DISPATCH COST VIA
COURIER SERVICE IS 250£ GBP WHILE THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGES IS 100£.
TOTAL 350£.THE CHEAPEST MEANS OF COURIER IS DHL COURIER.THEY WILL DELIVER
IT .

RECONFIRM YOUR ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER


AS SOON AS YOU SEND THE MONEY, AS MATTER OF URGENCY FORWARD PAYMENT
INFORMATION TO ME AS FOLLOWS,
FULL NAME AND ADDRESS OF SENDER, CITY MONEY IS SEND FROM AND MONEY
TRANSFER CONTROL NUMBERS FOR EASY PICK UP.

BEAR IN MIND THAT THE VISA CARD WILL BE SENT TO THE ADDRESS YOU SUBMITTED
TO THIS OFFICE VIA SPECIAL DELIVERY SERVICE, BECAUSE OF THE VALUE OF THE
CARD AND SAFETY. SO IF THERE IS ANY CHANGE IN ADDRESS, KINDLY INFORM US
TO AVOID DELIVERY TO A WRONG PLACE.

YOUR DEBIT CARD WILL BE VALID FOR TWO YEARS AND YOU CAN DOWN LOAD TO
CHECK YOUR ACCOUNT BALANCE FROM ANY ATM MACHINE USING YOUR PIN NUMBER. IN
CONCLUSION, YOUR VISA DEBIT CARD WOULD BE SENT TO YOU UPON THE RECEIPT OF
YOUR DISPATCH FEE.

NOTE: YOUR LIMIT OF WITHDRAWAL IS US$14,000.00 PER DAY.TOTAL AMOUNT ON
THE CARD IS US$14,800,000.00


Yours Sincerely.
M.OLINGO

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