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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. Yasin Nil" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <atmcardremittancedepartment0@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 03:11:25 -0700
Subject: United Nations Fund Reimbursement Programm!!!

We the United Nations Fund Reimbursement Unit Authority are madated to notify you that your fund has been duly approved and gazetted for immediate payment to you via ATM Visa card.
 
However,it is our pleasure to inform you that your ATM Card has been approved and upgraded in your favor.
 
The ATM Visa card is Valued at US$3,500,000,00. You are advised to respond immediately with the under listed information's for clarity and further direction on how to receive your ATM Visa card and for avoidance of error:
 
FULL NAMES:
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:
MOBILE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS:
COMPANY NAME (IF ANY):
OCCUPATION:
AGE/DATE OF BIRTH:
MARITAL STATUS:
COUNTRY:
PROPER IDENTIFICATION (INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT/DRIVER'S LIENCE)
 
For your information, you have to stop any further communication with any other person or office claiming to be the right office to avoid any hitches in receiving your payment. Because of Impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (Atm-7745) so you have to indicate this code when contacting the Card Center by using it as your subject.
 
For more vital information on the modalities of this compensation  program,
please visit:  http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2003/ik344.doc.htm
 
With all due respect, kindly be aware that your swift and spontaneous response is urgently needed by the legal authorities.
 
Regards,
 
Secretary: Mrs. Helen David
Atm-Card Contact Director: Mr. Robert Richardson
Email: atmcardremittancedepartment0@gmail.com
Tel: (202)-239-7294
UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION (UNCC) WASHINGTON DC

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