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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: "Mr.George Walker" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info.georgewalker009@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2017 16:14:18 -0700
Subject: YOUR ATM CARD WORTH $2.5 MILLION USD IS READY !

Atten:
This is to officially inform you that ATM card worth Two Million Five Hundred Thousand ($2.5 Million usd) has been credited in your favor this decision of prompt payment was taken after the meeting held between the Federal Government of Ghana and the with World/IMF, This email is to few well listed people that have been scammed in any part of the world, UNITED NATIONS in Affiliation with WORLD BANK/IMF have agreed to compensate scam victim listed with the sum of US$2.5 million Dollars each, these includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their contract sum and people that have had an unfinished transaction or Inheritance fund and lottery winning that failed due to Government problems or fraud act etc
.An ATM VISA CARD will be send to you , which you will use to withdraw your money in any ATM MACHINE in the world. Your personal identification is ATM- 7997. Reconfirm the following for proper verification and claim processing:

Full Name................
Delivery Address.........
Country..................
Occupation...............
Phone Number.............
Fax Number...............
Age..........SEX............
NOTE: You are also required to send to the verification a means of Identification, which should be a scan copy of your Driver's License or International Passport for proper verification and authentication.

In God, we trust.
Awaiting your reply
Thanks
Yours Brother
Mr.George Walker
info.georgewalker009@gmail.com

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