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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: "ocokafor@excite.co.uk" <ocokafor@excite.co.uk>
Reply-To: dhldirectoroffice@excite.co.uk
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 16:32:35 +0900 (KST)
Subject: CONTACT REMINTANCE DIRECTOR TODAY 3RD MARCH



























 
 
THIS IS TO INFORMS YOU ABOUT OUR SUCCESS IN
CODEING YOUR TOTAL AMOUNT INTO AN ATM VISA CARD, AND WE WISHES TO NOTIFIES YOU
THAT YOUR PERSONAL PHONE NUMBER IS NEEDED SO AS TO CREDICT YOUR ACCOUNT INTO
YOUR PHONE ALLERT MASSAGE, THIS WILL HELP YOU TO KNOW WHEN ANY MONEY IS WITHDRAW
OUT OF YOUR ACCOUNT AND WHEN YOU HAVE WITHDRAW THE DAILY MAXIMUM FEE OF
$6,500.00 USD, BE ADVICED THAT ALL YOUR ATM INFORMATION MUST BE KEPT PRIVATELY
FOR SECURITY REASONS.

YOUR CARD PASSWORD
YOUR  ALERT
MASSAGE

TAKE NOTE THAT YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR CARD PASSWORD AS
SOON AS YOU RECCIEVES IT. YOU ARE THEREFORE MANDATED TO CONTACT THIS OFFICE
TODAY, SEND YOUR NAME AND PHONE NUMBER IMMEDIATELY AND GET READY TO RECIEVE YOUR
PACKAGED ATM VISA CARD THROUGH COURIER AGENT THIS WEEK. NOW CONTACT ATM
REMITANCE DIRECTOR TODAY AND RECIEVE YOU ATM
IMMEDIATELY.

CONTACT PERSON.....JENKINS
MOORE
EMAIL ADDRESS...directorofremitance@excite.co.uk
SIGNED SEC ORSBURN
OKAFREY
 
 

 




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