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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: ATM PAYMENT DELIVERY SERVICE <deliveryservice.peter59@gmail.com>
Reply-To: atmppay@qatar.io
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 08:09:26 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: ATTEN BENEFICIARY: YOUR URGENT RESPOND IS HIGHLY NEEDED, IF YOU ARE STILL ALIVE


ATTEN BENEFICIARY:
YOUR URGENT RESPOND IS HIGHLY NEEDED, IF YOU ARE STILL
ALIVE.

WE ARE SORRY TO SHOW YOU THIS IF IT'S NOT TRUE BUT I HAVE SENT YOU
SO MANY EMAIL THROUGH OUT LAST WEEK AFTER I HEARD THIS BUT YOU COULD NOT ANSWER
ME. WE RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM MRS. JULIE L. RICH, SHE CALLED THIS
OFFICE YESTERDAY WITH THIS TELEPHONE NUMBER:+17038879922
INFORMED ME THAT YOU ARE DEAD AS THE RESULT OF YOUR THREE DAYS SICKNESS AND HE
SAID THAT WE SHOULD SEND HIM YOUR ATM MASTER CARD TO HER,S ADDRESS: AND BANK
INFORMATIONS WHICH HE HAS PROVIDED AS
FOLLOWS,

NAME MRS. JULIE L.
RICH
E-mail Address (jewlslrich@yahoo.com)
Address:   #6 Chateau Grove Lane,
Barboursville,
West Virginia 25504: United
States

======================================
Bank name and
infos,

SunTrust
Bank  411 New Bern Avenue                              


Raleigh,
NC 27610 800 786 8787/ Fax 919 212
0165

Saving
Account:/ Routing #:  053100465
/

Acct. #:  813822407 /Swift
Code:  SNTRUS3A

======================================

ACORDING
TO HER ON OUR PHONE CONVERSATION AND EMAIL, SHE STATED  THAT SHE IS YOUR NEXT OF
KIN BENEFICIARY, AND SHE ALSO TOLD ME THAT YOU INSTRUCTED HER TO CLAIM YOUR
PROPERTIES INCLUDING YOUR ATM CARD HERE IF YOU ARE NO MORE TO BE FOUND ON EARTH
AND THE AMOUNT OF THE ATM CARD IS $2.5 MILLION UNITED STATE
DOLLAR.
 
WE ARE  VERY SORRY TO HEAR THAT YOU ARE NO MORE
TO BE FOUND ON EARTH AND WE  DONT KNOW THAT THIS IS THE REASON WHY YOU HAVE NOT
REPLY TO ALL THE EMAIL WE SENT TO YOU REGARDING THE DELIVERY OF YOUR ATM MASTER
CARD.
 
THIS IS MY PROMISE TO YOU WHERE EVER YOU ARE, THAT  WE THE FEDERAL
MINISTRY OF FINANCE BENIN REPUBLIC MEAN BENIN GOVERNMENT ARE GOING TO DO EVERY
THING WITHIN MY POWER TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR ATM CARD IS DELIVERED TO HER AS
YOUR NEXT OF KIN BENEFICIAL TO YOU, MAY YOUR SOUL REST IN PERFECT PEACE AND MAY
GOD GRANT YOU INTERNAL LIFE ON THE LAST DAY TO COME WE ARE VERY, VERY
SORRY.
 
SHE DID ALSO SAID HE KNEW SHE IS GOING TO
PAY THE $75.00  REQUIRED TO GET THE ATM CARD BECAUSE YOU TOLD HER SOMETHING LIKE
THAT WHEN YOU WHERE IN THE HOSPITAL AND I SHOULD LET HER KNOW THE COST OF THE
NEEDED CHARGE IS $75.00 TO COMPLETE THIS TRANSACTION,
 
 
WE TOLD HER
TO HOLD ON AND LET US VERIFY IF THIS IS TRUE OR NOT BECUASE WE ARE CONFUSED NOW
ABOUT THIS CLAIMS'  YOU ARE ADVICE TO RESPOND WITH EVIDENCE IF IT HAPPENS THAT
THIS IS NOT TRUE  THAT YOU ARE NO MORE TO BE FOUND ON EARTH.
 
SHE SAID
THAT YOUR FINAL CELEMORNY OF BUERIAL WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE  18/03/2011 ) SO YOU
HAVE TO RESPOND FOR THIS FINAL NOTICE IF YOU ARE STILL ALIVE. YOUR URGENT
RESPOND IS HIGHLY NEEDED NOW AND GET BACK TO ME HERE ON THE BELLOW EMAIL IF YOU
ARE STILL ALIVE ON EARTH.

BELLOW IS THE SEREMONEY
PICTURS SHE HAS BRING TO US FOR AN OFFICIAL PROOF






YOUR URGENT RESPOND IS HIGHLY NEEDED NOW AND GET BACK TO ME HERE ON
THE BELLOW EMAIL IF YOU ARE STILL ALIVE ON
EARTH.


Receiver John Obagha.
Country Benin republic .
Amount $75.00
US Dollars
Text Question. 1 PLUS 1?
Answer ….2.
SENDER
NAME
MTCN



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