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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: Babs Coker <babscoker10@gmail.com>
Reply-To: info.atmcarddepartment@Safe-mail.net
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 21:14:12 +0100
Subject: ATM Processing Agency, Consolidatory Commission

HIGHLY IMPORTANT

This present message is pointing to the fact that you stand possibility to
the release and opportunity to receive your fund through a Visa/Atm Card
payment module. This is a Credit Amendment Gazzette to settle and pay off
beneficiaries, inheritors and contractors all their over due funds. This
payment transacion is secure under Transfer Access Code (TAC) and subject
to Immunity Seal of Transfer(IST), so there is no possibility to the issue
of loss of your money via card theft or fraudulent scheme.

In pursuit of this payment, it is important you reconfirm these information
of yours so that we can make necessary data updating for your immediate
payments as the official handling ethics permits.

A. Your Full Name:
B. Your Resident or Office Address:
(Where the ATM Card has to delivered to you)
C. Your Direct Telephone Number

As a matter of high importance it is required you send this information
immediately so as to enable us proceed, process and activate your Two
Million, Five Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars only ($1,500,000) into your ATM
cash withdrawal card and at the same interval dispatch it directly to your
receiving address for your onward cash withdrawal purposes.

Note Well: If we do not get a response from you within 48hours, we shall
cancel your payment release process.


Yours Faithfully,
Rv.BabS cOKER.
ATM Processing Agency, Consolidatory Commission
01BP 611, Central Ville Ouaga 01.
Email;( info.atmcarddepartment@Safe-mail.net )

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