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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. Rose Mary" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <babsbrown24@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 18:22:05 +0100
Subject: Greetings!


I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmed able A.T.M CARD of $20,000,000.00, but I did

not hear from you for a long time. I have submit your A.T.M CARD to the FedEx
COURIER SERVICE, IN West AFRICA, I traveled out of the country for some Months Course and I will not come back

until end of December 2015.

What you have to do now is to contact the FedEx SERVICE as soon as possible to know when they will deliver your

package to you because of the expiring date.For your information,I have paid for the delivering Charge, Insurance
premium and Clearance Certificate Fee of the A.T.M CARD showing that it is not a Drug Money or meant to sponsor

Terrorist attack in your Country.

Again, I would have paid for Security Keeping fee but they said no because they don't know when you will contact

them and in case of demur rage.You have to contact the FedEx SERVICE now with your contact detail for the delivery

of your A.T.M CARD with this information below also fill out below information and send it to Rev Babs Brown Via

the email contact address below to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery, you have to reconfirm the

following information.

1.Full Name
2.Postal address
3.State/Country
4.Direct telephone number

Contact Rev Babs Brown :
E-mail:babsbrown24@gmail.com
Telephone: +2348149592701


Therefore when it get to your address do keep me informed. I repeat again,try to contact them as soon as you

receive this mail to avoid any further delay and remember to pay them their Security Keeping fee of $250.00 for

their immediate action. You should also let me know through email as soon as you receive your A.T.M CARD.

Note when you are reconfirming your information to Rev Babs Brown kindly ask him to give you the information you

will use to make the payment for the security fee.

Remember you are to pay for the security fee which cost only $250, as soon this fee have been received by Rev Babs

Brown, he is going to send you the tracking number in 48hours.

if there is anything you don't understand please kindly contact Rev Babs Brown for clarification, you can reach him

on this phone number:+2348149592701

Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Rose Mary Jr.

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