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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: ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT <m4addr@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT <department.atmpayment@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 23:53:28 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: CONTACT FOR YOUR ATM PAYMENT IS VERY URGENT NOW


 Good Day.

This office is very happy to let you know that We have been able to work out a new way to which you will receive this your ATM CARD package box and as it may interest you to know I have been able to get in contact with a Company who is going to deliver the ATM CARD to your door step and as I made the plan he will be delivering a consignment to you and the content of the consignment will be the ($10.5M) IN ATM CARD BOX AS IT WAS BEFORE although I did not revel to them about the content of the consignment because I simply told him that the content of the consignment is your personal belongings.

Therefore at this point I wish to know your readiness to receive this consignment as you will be required to reconfirm your receiving address once more so that I will make sure that I gave him your correct address to avoid any mistake about the delivery. and he told me that you will pay for the delivery of the package box for a little rate amount of money which will only cost $75 dollar.

See the Address you will use to send the money western union money transfer below the information go now to send the $75 usd below this information right now,

Receive,s name-------- JOSEPH ONYEK
Country---------------Cotonou-Benin Republic
City------------------Cotonou
Test -----------------Very urgent
Test Answer-----------Needed
Mtcn------------------
Sender's Name---------
Amount................$75USD

Until I receive your payment information of $75 USD from you I will give you the tracking number of your ATM CARD.

this is new development to receive your funds very fast okay.If you really need your Atm card to be pick up to your destination, kindly go and do what I told you to do and stop doubting, it is good to be good, the lord said that many are called but few are chanson,(Philippians. Chapter 4 vs. 19) do listing to me for any thing that I told you, because it must surely help you and come to happen, you should be wondering why am telling you all this, and i pray that ,by the name
Jesus, you should get what ever you want.

Please Read This Mail Very Carefully To Understand And Get Back To Me With A Positive Response On How To Offset This Issues.

Waiting to hear from you soon that you have sent the money and don't fail to indicate your direct and current phone number as well.

WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO HEAR FROM SOON AS POSSIBLE.

YOUR URGENT REPLY IS HIGHLY NEEDED WITH YOUR PAYMENT INFORMATION NOW.

Regards
Dr Sam Edwards

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