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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: " From the Desk of Dr. Linda Duane" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ak6754@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 11:58:07 -0400
Subject: NOTIFICATION !

From the Desk of Dr. Linda Duane
International Debt Management Board,
Rue 1885 Quartier Akpakpa, Cotonou, Benin
INT'L DBT/0067-ODCS/14

Attn: Beneficiary

Prearranged notice on your payment fund release valued a sum of US$1.5M Dollars only has been efficiently approved for your settlement, according to instruction from the Federal Ministry of Finance in line with UN/IMF Organizing Committee. Note that the first batch of beneficiaries for this scheme have already received there payment and I congratulate you for being on the list of the second batch.

The compilation is still on going and more names will soon be released. This exceptionally arrangement is now been approved for payment without any further delay, we concluded to pay by issuing you a ATM Cash Card valued at the sum of One million five hundred thousand United State dollars only as the rightful beneficiary for security reasons and which allow you to withdrawal your fund at any destination.

You have to respond immediately you receive the notice as noted because we are processing in conclusion right now for your payment fund convey and kindly re-confirm bellow information to handling commission section for your ATM Cash Card handover ( ADAMS KUMATEY, DIRECT EMAIL: ak6754@yahoo.com).

1, your full name:
2, your full Address:
3, your contact number:
4, your occupation, age, marital status:

Wish to receive your ATM Cash Card as noted.

Best regards,
Dr. Linda Daune

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