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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 Dept London" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <b.scottish_bnk@live.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2015 04:22:04 -0700
Subject: About Your ATM Card

LAST EMAIL REMINDER



For your information; we have sent you two mails before now and this is the last reminder. The British Scottish

Bank, London has been appointed by the British Prime Minister Mr. David Cameron in conjuncture with the UNICEF to

manage and disburse the Federal Revenue Account, towards paying-off listed number of foreigners whose inheritance,

lottery winning funds/contract transfer have been stalled for the past years; owing to the gross corruption and

delays that characterized foreign debt payment exercises under the past regime. Your email address is among those

earmarked for payment in the month of June ad July 2015.

Contact the British Diplomat office in United States for your payment release and identification as fund

beneficiary. Send your complete details to the British Diplomat which includes your full names, Address and

Telephone number. Make sure you forward this email as evidence to the British Diplomat office in USA which would

enable the smooth delivery of your ATM debit card worth US$1.700, 000 (One Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars)

to your door steps. The British Diplomat detail is as follows:

Names: Mr. Donald C Leary
Address: 133 Peachtree St NE #3400 , Atlanta , GA 30303 , United States
Email: uk.diplomat.donaldleary1@gmail.com


Regards,

Mr.Andrew Wilson
ATM Department
British Scottish Bank
Phone: +44 703 192 1833

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