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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: "Rosamaria Daniel" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <georgemic@cibertienda.com.gt>
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 20:20:13 +0100
Subject: Notification of payment by VISA/Master Card

DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
NBT BANK OF BENIN PLC,
COTONOU-BENIN REPUBLIC.

Notification of payment by VISA/Master Card

Attn: Beneficiary,

We hereby officially notifying you about the present arrangement to
pay you, your over due contract/inheritance fund which you could not
complete the process of the released of your transfer pin code through
the Digitalized Payment System. We have decided to pay your funds to
you through (VISA/Master card) This arrangement was
initiated/constituted by the World Bank.

The World Bank introduced this payment arrangement as
to enable our contractors/inheritance beneficiary to receive their
fund without any interference. the VISA/Master card was
contracted and powered by GOLD CARD WORLD WIDE. Reconfirm the
following information to us for Security reason.

1)YOUR FULL NAME
2)YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS
3)YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER
4)YOUR PROFESSION
5)YOUR AGE

Upon the receipt of this mail we are going to load your valued of
$3.700,000.00 USD into the VISA/Master card and send a scan copy of
the card to you before we will proceed to dispatch the card directly
to your nominated home address so you absolutely have nothing to
worry about all we need is your Prompt Response and Co-operation we
will have a successful Transaction.

Contact the ATM CARD department

MR MICHAEL GEORGE
Email Contact: georgemic@cibertienda.com.gt
TEL: +229-98-800-986

CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.

BEST REGARDS,

MRS.ROSAMARIA DANIEL
DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT
NBT BANK OF BENIN PLC,
COTONOU-BENIN REPUBLIC.

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