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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 Alico" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rose.alico@barid.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 11:17:11 -0800
Subject: ATM Debit Card

Dear  Beneficiary,
 
Your full Payment of  Two Million five Hundred Thousand United
State Dollars) from UB Bank Benin has been Released and Approved for onward transfer to
you Via an ATM card which you will use to withdraw the USD  2.5 M in any ATM
Machine in any part of the world.
 
You should contact the accredited Attorney with this financial house to
send you the card and Pin number which you will use to activate of your
card only in your city as it has been programmed to be activated with
banks in your location. Your ATM card is well documented with every legal
document to cover it from not having any problem with your Interior Ministry
or with your Internal Revenue Service.  You should reconfirm this information;
 
Your Full Name*
Your Telephone*
Your Address*
Your City*
State/Province*
Your Country*
 
You should forward this information to the Attorney through his address:
 
Perry Watson
Avenue Jean Paul I BP 325- Cotonou
Email:d4b3n3@qq.com
Tel + 229-6129-7557.
 
Best Regards.
Mrs. Rose Alico.

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