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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "atm card department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "atmcardoffice156@gmail.com" (this email address looks like addresses used in "ATM SWIFT card" scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- atmcardoffice156@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: bbcagent777@gmail.com
Reply-To: atmcardoffice156@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2016 01:56:26 -0700
Subject: hi

This mail is from the ATM CARD DEPARTMENT, And to Kindly inform you that
your E-mail ID was selected among the ECO BANK INTERNATIONAL PLC,
Atm Card selection. This has totally make you the winner of
a cash grant award of Six hundred and fifty-four thousand great british
pounds.
Please if you are not the owner of this E-mail ID please let us be informed.
but if you are the owner of this E-mail ID which make you the rightful
winner of this ATM CARD worth Six hundred and fifty-four thousand great
british pounds, Kindly Contact our fiduciary,

Email: atmcardoffice156@gmail.com
Agent: Jeff Anderson

with your information's, which is your name,telephone number and your
destination to process the delivery.

we await for your quick response .

Regards,
Mrs Linda Van Paul
DIRECTOR ON FOREIGN COMMITTEE ATM PAYMENT.

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