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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: "MERCY JOHNSON" <mercy_johnson000017@ig.com.br>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:49:15 +0100
Subject: Contact Them For Your Atm Master Card


*Attention:

I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your Bank
Draftbut did not heard from you since that time then I went and
deposited the
Draft with INTERNATIONAL BANK OF BENIN here in Cotonou, Benin Republic,
because I travelled to Japan to see my boss and will not come back till next
month end. I have arranged with them to make your payment to you with their
new ATM MASTER CARD which you can use to withdraw your money in any ATM
MACHINE around the globe/world. *
*You have to contact the International Bank of Benin with your full contact
informations such as follows:

1. FULL NAME:(**inf.atmdepartmentx111522@live.com*<http://us.mc578.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=inf.atmdepartmentx111522@live.com>
*)
2. ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD
3. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION
5. ATTACH COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION
However, Kindly contact the below person who is in position to release your
ATM Master CARD.

REV. DR. GODWIN .O. EZE
DIRECTOR, ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
INTERNATIONAL BANK OF BENIN
PHONE NUMBER:+229.93.79.49.70*
* *
*I had paid for all the processing and delivery charges, the only money
that your are going to pay to them is only $135 Dollars which they
will use to open your ATM Account with the Bank and send the ATM Master CARD
to your address.

Try to contact them as soon as possible to quicken the process of your Card
before your Draft gets Expired.

Let me know as soon as you receive your ATM Master Card.

Thanks.

Mrs Mercy Johnson*
* *
* *

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