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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • atmcoordinator@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ATM CENTER" <emailrobert2@me.by>
Date: Sat, 24 May 2008 22:54:56 +0200
Subject: ATM CARD BENEFICIARY


ATM SWIFT CARD CENTER,
J. Edgar. Hoover Building Washington D.C,
Tel : 206-666-6052.
Fax : 206-350-2807.


Attn: Beneficiary,

This is to Officially Inform you that it has come to our notice and we
have thoroughly Investigated by the help of our Intelligence Monitoring
Network System that you are having a Legal transaction with one personnel of
the Republic of Nigeria . During our Investigation, it came to our notice
that the reason why you have not received your payment is because you did
not fulfill your complete Financial Obligation giving to you in respect to
your Contract.

So therefore, we have contacted the Federal Ministry Of Finance in Nigeria
on your behalf and they gave a solution to your problem by arranging a
compensation payment in total sum of $800,000.00 USD in an international
certified ATM CARD which you can use to withdraw money anywhere in the
world, hence you now have the lawful right to claim your fund in the ATM
CARD by contacting the ATM CARD CENTER.

Proceed and contact the ATM CARD CENTER for their requirements to procure
your Approval Slip which contains details of your PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER (PIN) that you would use in activating and operating your ATM CARD in
any ATM Machine close to you, please note that to procure your Approval Slip
it would cost you $240.00 only, Since the Federal Bureau of Investigation is
involved in this transaction, you are rest assured that this transaction is
100% risk free so do contact the ATM CARD CENTER to let you know how to make
payment for the procurement of your Approval Slip which is the only payment
needed for the processing and delivery of your ATM CARD respectively to your
designated address.

Please reconfirm the required information below for the effective delivery
of your ATM CARD.

Full names:
Complete contact/delivery address:
contact phone/fax numbers:

Also below are the contact details of the ATM CARD official for you to
proceed immediately to procure your Approval Slip containing your PERSONAL
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (PIN)

AGENT CONTACT DETAILS:
AGENT NAME : Mr.KOLAWOLE JOHNSON
Email: atmcoordinator@gmail.com

We do await your quick response earnestly so we can proceed with our
Investigation and make sure your ATM SWIFT CARD gets to you accordingly
without delays.

Sincerely,

CO-ORDINATOR,
ATM SWIFT CARD.
(Robert S. Mueller)



********************************DO NOT REPLY*******************************
Note: Disregard any email you get from impostors or offices claiming to be
in possession of your ATM CARD, you are advised only to be in contact with
Mr.KOLAWOLE JOHNSON of the ATM CARD CENTER who is the rightful person you
are suppose to deal with regarding your ATM CARD PAYMENT and forward any
email you get from impostors to this office so we could act on it for
subsequent investigation.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam