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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: "Ms. Rose William" <p_internationalsarl@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: msrosewilliam@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 16:44:39 +0100
Subject: Re: Your Payment On ATM



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Re: Your Payment On ATM

Attention: My Dear,

Re: Immediate ATM DEBIT Cash Card Payment Notification

Your Contact Email Was Given To This Office In Respect Of Your Total
Wining/Contract Sum Owed To You Which You Have Failed To Claim Because
Of Either Non-Compliance Of Official Processes Or Because Of Your
Unbelief Of The Reality for Your Genuine Payment.

I Wish To Bring To You The Solution To This Problem since 2011. Right
now, they have Arranged Your Payment Through Swift Card Payment Centers,
That Is The Latest Instruction From Ministry of Finance (MF) This Card
Center Will Send To You An ATM DEBIT Card Which You Will Use To Withdraw
Your Money In Any ATM Machine In Any Part Of The World, So If You Like
To Receive Your Funds this time, Please Contact Mr. Paul Harry
Immediately

Contact: Mr. Paul Harry.
International Settlement Dept.
C/221, Sikecodji, Cotonou-Benin
Tel: +229 65 03 27 54
Email: paulharry01@live.com
E-mail: paulharry@cooltoad.com

And Also Send The Following Information As Listed Below to him.

1. Full Name:.........................
2. Mobile Phone:......................
3. Address To Send The ATM Card To:...
4. Your Age And Current Occupation:...
5. Attach Copy Of Your Identification:

They Have Been Mandated By The Parliament To Issue Out Seven Hundred
and Eighty Five Thousand United State Dollars (US785,000) Payment For
This fiscal year 2014. Also For Your Information, You Have To Stop Any
Further Communication With Any Other Person (S) Or Office(S) To Avoid
Any Hitches In Receiving Your Payment.

Yours In Service,
Ms. Rose William


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