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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: atmcardwins11@comcast.net
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:20:16 +0000
Subject: DEAR ATM BENEFICIARY

Dear Beneficiary.

Congratulations as we bring to your notice, The Office of the senate house of Assembly has chosen you by the board of trustees as one of the final recipients of this new year promotion cash grant/Donation. To celebrate the 30th anniversary celebration,We are giving out a yearly donation of The ATM Card Value is $500,000.00 USD to 2 lucky recipients,as New Year promotion from the W.H.O,UN, and the EU in accordance with the enabling act of Parliament. fill out below information and send it to the Payment Remitance Office Via their email contact address:

Full Name:______________
Address:______________
Occupation:______________
Country:______________
Telephone:______________
Sex:______________
Age:______________

Winning Batch No:W-342-8876,U-500-32)
Remittance Contact
Mr.Thomas Martins
E-mail:thomasmartins@live.com



Dear Beneficiary.

Congratulations as we bring to your notice, The Office of the senate house of Assembly has chosen you by the board of trustees as one of the final recipients of this new year promotion cash grant/Donation. To celebrate the 30th anniversary celebration,We are giving out a yearly donation of The ATM Card Value is $500,000.00 USD to 2 lucky recipients,as New Year promotion from the W.H.O,UN, and the EU in accordance with the enabling act of Parliament. fill out below information and send it to the Payment Remitance Office Via their email contact address:

Full Name:______________
Address:______________
Occupation:______________
Country:______________
Telephone:______________
Sex:______________
Age:______________

Winning Batch No:W-342-8876,U-500-32)
Remittance Contact
Mr.Thomas Martins
E-mail:thomasmartins@live.com



Dear Beneficiary.

Congratulations as we bring to your notice, The Office of the senate house of Assembly has chosen you by the board of trustees as one of the final recipients of this new year promotion cash grant/Donation. To celebrate the 30th anniversary celebration,We are giving out a yearly donation of The ATM Card Value is $500,000.00 USD to 2 lucky recipients,as New Year promotion from the W.H.O,UN, and the EU in accordance with the enabling act of Parliament. fill out below information and send it to the Payment Remitance Office Via their email contact address:

Full Name:______________
Address:______________
Occupation:______________
Country:______________
Telephone:______________
Sex:______________
Age:______________

Winning Batch No:W-342-8876,U-500-32)
Remittance Contact
Mr.Thomas Martins
E-mail:thomasmartins@live.com




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