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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: "INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT UNIT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kkjamesmark3@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 06:51:02 -0500
Subject: YOUR ATM CARD S READY

INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT UNIT
BIRMINGHAM
UNITED KINGDOM
Good day

I just want to inform you that I have deposited your ATM
MASTER CARD of USD $5,000,000 United state dollars to the
payment release officer here in London,due to I have waited
enough to hear from you so that your payment funds will be
transferred through CITI BANK OF ENGLAND (CBOE) here, but
because of the late response I now decide to deposit the ATM
MASTER CARD with the Courier Services.

Therefore I will advise you to fill the information below
and forward it to the delivery officer in charge for safe
delivery
Name: James Mark
Email: kkjamesmark3@gmail.com

Your Name:
Your full address:
Phone number:
Age,
P.O.box
Occupation:


country and this Parcel Number EG2272-B this payment has
been made available to you by the United nations from
the unpaid fund in the united kingdom treasury which was
released last year by World Bank for
economic uplift.

NOTE: SEND YOUR DETAILS IMMEDIATELY TO THIS EMAIL: kkjamesmark3@gmail.com
Yours Truly
DANIELLE KENNEDY LYODS (Director IRD)
INTERNAL PAYMENT UNIT

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