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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million united state dollars" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "atmcentre11@globomail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: Maureen Debby <offi---------98432@att.net>
Reply-To: atmcentre111@globomail.com
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 15:45:30 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re: This is a notice about your unreleased payment.
Re: This is a notice about your unreleased payment.
Compliment of the season! I couldn't believe my self when I discovered that you have not received your payment through the earlier direction. I was full of surprises on that because I found no good reason why your payment should be remaining on hold till now. Well, accept my apology for the delay and damages this might have caused you so far. And be inform that we have converted your payment sum of ($1.5 Million United State Dollars) into international ATM Master Card through the system of Eco-bank network and is duly Inter Switch to withdraw from any Inter Switch location or ATM center of your choice any where in the world.
I actually used my position to program your payment through this method to avert stoppage of your payment anymore. So you should be advice to contact the director of the ATM center in my name so that he will ship the parceled ATM card to you immediately as I already instructed. And you are requested to send your mailing details which that will be use for the delivering of the parcel to your address such as follows;
YOU'RE FULL NAME:
YOU’RE RECEIVING ADDRESS:    Â
PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER SUCH AS MOBILE:
AND NAME OF YOUR NEAREST AIRPORT:
And be advice to direct the details to the director on his contact Email address below;
Contact Person Name:Â STEVE CHIDERA
His contact Email address:Â Â atmcentre11@globomail.com
Note that I am presently out of the country on special assignment and my coming back will take a long time due to the new assignment project am into now. But you need to know that the agent is there waiting to confirm the above details from you very fast so that he will be able to ship the parcel to your address without waist of time. So you should try and send him the requested details right away so that you will receive your payment ATM Maser Card valued US$1.5Million this time else it will be difficult for you to receive the payment again. And I give you my assurances as a good Christian that you will receive the payment once you contact the director through this direction.
Regards,
Maureen Debby.
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