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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: "INFO"<drjamesuka@myway.com>
Reply-To: <atmcard179@googlemail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 20:18:27 +0800
Subject: GOOD NEWS

ATTN.
 
THIS MESSAGE IS FROM ZENITH BANK NIGERIA PLC. SIR REGARDS TO OUR TELEPHONE DISCUSION BEFORE WE WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT OUR
 
BANK IS THE ONLY AUTHORISE BANK IN NIGERIA TO RELEASE AND PAY YOU YOUR CONTRACT INHERITED FUND OF $2.5M THROUGH MASTER CARD
 
AND THE MASTER WILL BE SEND TO YOU BY TOMMORROW AS SOON AS YOU PAY THE DELIVERY FEE ONLY.
 
GET BACK TO US WITH THE INFORMATION BELOW
 
FULL NAME AND ADDRESS
ID CARD AND MOBILE TELEPHONE NO
 
REMEMBER THAT YOU CAN WITHRAW $5000 FROM THE MASTER CARD PER DAY.
 
THE MASTER CARD TOGETHER WITH THE PIN CODE WILL BE SEND TO YOU TO ENABLE YOU WITHRAW YOUR MONEY $5000  FROM THE MASTER CARD
 
EVERY DAY AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THE PACKAGE.
 
CALL ME 2348083165153 FOR MORE INFORMATION.
 
REGARDS
 
DR MOSES DIKE
MANAGER ZENITH BANK PLC.
TEL;2348083165153
EMAIL;bankzenith.zenith6@gmail.com
 
 

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