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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: "Mrs Sarah Mamadou" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jeffb.1@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2014 02:33:06 -0700
Subject: Immediate ATM Payment Notification Sum US$10.5M Dollars.

 
IMMEDIATE ATM PAYMENT NOTIFICATION US$10.5M DOLLARS.
 
 
Attention Dear,
 
Your contact email address was given to this office in respect of your outstanding inherited/contract sum owed to you which you have failed to claim as a result of difficult conditions imposed on you by the past administration or because of your
unbelief of the reality of your genuine payment.
 
We wish to bring to you the solution to this problem. Right now we have arranged your payment through our swift card payment centers, that is the latest instruction from economic community of west African states (ECOWAS) in collaboration with the Economic Council of United Nations Organization directives.
 
The bank will send to you an ATM 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 in this way,
 
SEE THE CODE OF ATM MASTER CARD OWNERSHIP DETAILS
 
Type : ATM Visa-Card
ATM Visa-Card Number: 4061 7300 0037 8133
Amount : $10.5M dollars.
Colour: Red.
 
Please kindly contact Dr suleyman Aboubacar of ( Banque Atlantique cote d Ivoire). Banque Atlantique Cote D lvoire.) With  Your full DATA..1. Your Full name---2. Phone and fax number---3. Address ...4. Your age and current occupation----,
 
Email: drsuleymanaboubac@hotmail.com
Email: alpha_sinfo@deliveryman.com
Tel: +22554367399
Contact Person: Dr Suleyman Aboubacar.
(Chief Operating Officer,Financing and Portfolio)
 
We have been mandated by the (ECOWAS) parliament in collaboration with the Economic Council of United Nations Organization to issue in your favor US$10.5M as part 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 or distraction in receiving your payment as scheduled.Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct,which is (ATM-110) so you have to indicate this code when contacting us by using it as your subject.
 
YOURS FAITHFULLY
 
Mrs Sarah Mamadou.
COTE D'IVOIRE ABIDJAN

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