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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: "MR Chris Eze" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <chrisezeupdate@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 23:07:19 +0200
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT VIA MASTER ATM DEBIT CARD.

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATION
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT,

ATTENTION:BENEFICIARY
YOUR PAYMENT VIA MASTER ATM DEBIT CARD.

The World Bank, working in relationship with First City Monument Bank plc and also Leeds Bank in London has concluded
to issue you a ATM CARD with which you can access your contract /beneficiary amount $10.5 million This card center will send
you an ATM card which you will use to withdraw your money in any ATM machine in any part of the world,let us know by
contacting the ATM payment department and also send the following information as listed below:

1. Full name:
2. Fax NUMBER:
3 TELEPHONE NUMBER
4. Address
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP CODE:
3. VALID PHONE NUMBERS:
HOME:
4. SEX:
5. PRESENT OCCUPATION:
6. BUSINESS / COMPANY NAME contramain

.........................................
CONTACT THIS OFFICE OF VERIFICATION
Name: Dr. Chris Eze
Email: chrisezeupdate@yahoo.co.jp
Tel: +234-7042760384
..................................

The ATM card payment center was mandated to issue out $10.5 million as part payment for this fiscal year 2011 to you so
bear with us. Also for your information, you have to stop any further communication with any other person(s) or office(s) to
avoid any hitches in receiving your payment.

Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (ATM-902) so you have to indicate this
code when contacting the card center by using it as your subject.

We anticipate your total compliance to this message

immediately.

YOURS SINCERELY,
Mr. Olatunde Ayeni

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