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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.CYNTHIA HOWARD" <cynthiahoawrd@usa.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:34:54 +0100
Subject: The real truth of your Atm Card Payment Compensation.


Attn: My Dear Friend,
I am Mrs.Cynthia M. Howard, I am a US citizen, 48 years Old. I reside
here in New Braunfels Texas. My residential address is as follows. 108
Crockett Court. Apt 303, New Braunfels Texas, United States, I am one of
those that took part in the Compensation in Nigeria many years ago and
they refused to pay me , I had paid over $50,000 for certificate and
documents, trying to get my payment all to no avail.

So I decided to travel to WASHINGTON D.C with all my compensation
documents, And I was directed by the ( F B I) Director to contact Mr.Frank
Mike the TNT Courier, who his a representative of the ( agent Tnt ) and
a member of the COMPENSATION AWARD COMMITTEE, currently in Nigeria, and I
contacted him and he explained everything
to me. or you contact (F.B.I) Agent Messenger Mr.Mason Robert for
confirmation of this Atm Card. robertmason@washingtondc.usa.com


He said whoever is contacting you without the FBI and (FGN) direction
that person is fake.
He took me to the paying bank that loaded my card for the claim of my
Compensation payment. Right now I am the happiest woman on earth because I
have received my compensation
funds of $3, Million Us Dollars Moreover, Mr.Frank Mike, showed me the
full information of those that are yet to receive their ATM Card payments
and I saw your file email as one of the beneficiaries, and your email
address, that is why I decided to email you to stop dealing with those
people are not appointed from Nigeria government , they are not with
your Atm Card fund,
they are only making money out of you. I will advise you to contact
Mr.Frank Mike the officer in charge of your ATM card parcel is at their
office right now waiting for you.


You have to contact him directly on this information below.
TNT COURIER OFFICE IN NIGERIA
Name:Mr.Frank Mike
Email: frankmikee@post.com

You really have to stop dealing with those people that are contacting you
and telling you that your fund is with them, it is not in anyway with
them, they are only taking advantage of you .
The only money I paid after I met Mr.Frank Mike TNT Courier Agent was
just $85 dollars for shipment and insurance, take note of that.plus the
customs tags of $150 dollars making total of $190 dollars, because the
officer Ubn bank has paid for your ATM Card activation.

they has always package it together with your secret withdrawal pin,
which they instructed me my withdrawal per day is $5,000 dollars to
$10,000 dollars per day because the expiry date of my card is next three
years. even they package together with direction booklet how i should use
my card.

Once again stop contacting those people, I will advise you to contact
Mr.Frank Mike so that he can help you to delivery your Atm Card fund
instead of dealing with those liars corruption officials that will be
turning you around asking for different kind of certificates/ documents
from you that never end to complete your transaction. Mr.Frank Mike
Secretly told me if you did not have your payment ATM card now some of
their Government top bankers officer will start using your funds to loan
out and make the self profit out of your funds and by shares over their
in their country and using some to transfer abroad for them profit. so i
want you to contact him now before their Wick Government recalled back
your funds card and start using for them-self,
but some of them are good like their new president is a very nice person
he was the approved of this compensation to us, this is what Mr.Frank Mike
told me because he is not a Nigeria his their for agent delivery as the
authority impose him in Nigeria so he knows everything about them over
their. contact him with your home delivering address and phone number
this is to avoid wrong delivering from them.

Thank You and Be Blessed.

Mrs.Cynthia M. Howard
108 Crockett Court.
Apt 303, New Braunfels Texas,
United States Of America
Email. Cynthiahoawrd@usa.com

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