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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: "REV PHILLIP BENSON" <sdfg34563@poczta.onet.pl>
Reply-To: <revphillipbenson@sify.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:16:07 -0700
Subject: WE ARE WAITING

DEBT MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
7 Bond Street,London Uk
TEL:+447024079553
Our Ref: DMC/No.0117/payment2010
 
We hereby wish to inform you that we have commenced payment for all outstanding
debts including inheritance/contract payment through ATM CARD would like you to
forward the following information:
 
Your full address
Phone number
YOUR FULL NAME
YOUR FULL ADDRESS;
 
This information came as a result of your email address on our file and we want to
make sure you recieve this payment accordingly.Please you should keep this information v
ery confidential and make sure you send us the required information above.
Other informations/Documents will be forwarded to you upon the reciept of your reply to
this message and thereafter we will ship the card to your address given .
The information we requested is to make sure we are dealing with the right person.
We have added a lot of security features and encryptions to safegaurd your Card.
The first amount on the card is Six million
Please send it to us so that we can send your ATM card accordingly.
We wish to inform you that you are not going to spend your arm and leg to recieve this payment.
You shall recieve the hard copy on the following information
Fund release order,Final release order,Interswitch pin, code Payment Codes
CDROM FOR BANK TEMPLATE AND CHECKING OF ACCOUNT BALANCES HARD COPY
DO NOT DEAL WITH IMPOSTORS AND SCAMMERS WHO WILL OFFER YOU NOTHING.
I await your response as soon as possible.
Rev Phillip Benson, M.Div.,
Presidency Certified Chaplain,
TEL:+:+447024079553
Being defeated is often a temporary condition, giving up is what makes it permanent.
Our greatest glory is not in never failing but in rising up every time we fail.
The only reform that we need is in our minds
"The longest journey is the journey inward."-Dag Hammarskj?ld
JESUS gave the gift of life. So can you. Be an organ, tissue, and research donor.
alk with your family.Despite our efforts to keep him out, God intrudes. The life of
Jesus is bracketed by two impossibilities: "a virgin's womb and an empty tomb."
 
Jesus entered our world through a door marked, "No Entrance" and left through
a door marked "No Exit."
ALWAYS LOOK AT THE POSITIVE SIDE OF LIFE.

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