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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: "BILLY GRAHAM" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrfrankwhite130@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2011 06:55:36 -0800
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENT BY ATM MASTER CREDIT CARD

FROM THE DESK OF MR BILLY GRAHAM
DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
OCEANIC BANK INTERNATIONAL
 
 
Notification of payment by ATM Master Credit Card
 
ATTENTION: Beneficiary
 
We hereby officially notifying you about the present arrangement to pay you, your over due contract/inheritance fund which you could not   complete the process of the released of your transfer pin code through the Digitalized Payment System. We have decided to pay your funds without   any requested fee but through (ATM Master Express Credit Card) This arrangement was initiated/constituted by the World Bank and Paris Club,due to fruadelent activities going on within the African Region.
 
The World Bank and Paris Club introduced this payment arrangement as to enable our contractors/inheritance beneficiary to receive their fund without any interference. the ATM Master Express Credit Card was contracted and powered by GOLD CARD WORLD WIDE.
 
Reconfirm the following information to us for Security reason.
 
1)YOUR FULL NAME
2)YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS.
3)YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER
4)YOUR PROFESSION
5)AGE
6)SEX
8)COUNTRY
 
Upon the receipt of this mail we are going to load your fund into the Master Express Credit Card and send a scan copy of thecard to you   before we will proceed to dispatch the card directly to your nominated home addresses so you absolutely have nothing to worry about all we need is   your Prompt Response and Co-operation by Gods Grace we will have a successful Transaction.
 
Contact the ATM CARD department
 
MR FRANK WHITE
Email To Contact (mrfrankwhite130@yahoo.com)
CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.
 
BEST REGARDS,
 
MR BILLY GRAHAM
DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
OCEANIC BANK INTERNATIONAL
 
 
 
CC: ALL FOREIGN INHERITTANCE FUNDS
CC:CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR
CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD]
CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA
ATM PAYMENT NOTIFICATION.
 

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