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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: "BENSON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrshanbenson1960@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2015 23:50:21 -0700
Subject: COMFIRM YOUR ABOVE ADDRESS FOR MRS HAN BENSON FOR YOUR ATM CARD

ATTN:

DUE TO THE INCONVINENCIS WE ENCORTED WHILE TRYING TO TRANSFER YOUR FUND INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, WE HAVE DICIDED TO ARRANGE YOUR PAYMENT OF $2.5MILLION DOLLARS THROUGH SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC. THIS CARD CENTER WILL POST TO YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD BUT THE MAXIMUM IS FIFTY THOUSAND USD PAR DAY, SO IF YOU ARE INTRESTED IN RECEIVING YOUR FUND THIS WAY, KINDLY WRITE BACK TO US AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS AS LISTED BELOW:

1, FULL NAME
2, ADDRESS
3, TELEPHONE NUMBER
4, ATTARCHED COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY

DIRECTOR ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
CONTACT PERSON: MRS HAN BENSON
EMAIL: mrshanbenson1960@gmail.com)

NOTE: BECAUSE OF THE IMPOSITORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU THE CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS (ATM-EB0077) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING US BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.


SINCERELY

GILBERT HAMILTON


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