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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:
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "lord_ruben@yahoo.cn" (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: "ATM-CARD Payment Office" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lord_ruben@yahoo.cn>
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2012 09:23:14 -0500
Subject: OUR REF: 0012/BHC/FBI/ATM/2012
OUR REF: 0012/BHC/FBI/ATM/2012
We wish to bring to your notice that your email was listed by the British Financial
Intelligent Unit (BFIU) for these exercise of compensating scammed victims, those
listed some have been endorsed by the ASIA PACIFIC in Malaysia yours was among those
reported unpaid as at today and we wish to instruct you to see the instruction of
the commission to make sure you receive your compensation instantaneously as a beneficiary
of $1.2Million USD. Accredited on an ATM Card.
Kindly forward your information to the email address below:
Full Name:
Delivery Address:
Country:
Phone Number:
Occupation:
Sex/Age:
Verification Code: ATM-ASIA701
Note: Your Personal Contact/Communication Code With MR LORD RUBEN Is "247" You
Are Advice To Send Your Full Details as requested. Take Note, the money you will
send to him before your ATM CARD will be Release to you is just $250 for the Delivery
of your ATM CARD.
Immediately the above details are received and validated, your payment will be processed within
48hours.
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Contact Person: MR LORD RUBEN
Email: lord_ruben@yahoo.cn
Committee on ATM-CARD Payment
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