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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 Transactions" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <harrison.onuoha@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2014 13:02:58 -0400
Subject: ATM TRANSACTIONS


Hello
My Name is Harrison, i,m looking for someone who can partner with me to receive an ATM VISA OR
MASTERCARD which was linked to a foreign account, i need someone who can be trusted to make
withdrawal with the ATM CARD daily, Max Daily withdrawable llimit will be set at $5000USD or Its
equivalent in other foreign currencies.

If you are willing, kindly write and forward your full details to enable me configure the Card with your details.
i will be alerted each time you make withdrawal from any part of the world, if you cheat me once i will block
you from further withdrawal, But if you maintain transparency and sharing ratio,
it will advance our standard of living and we will save much more money from this venture
if you can maintain low profile.
Kindly ask me any question for further explanation wherever you are not clear.

Revert with the following under listed details for further update:
Your Full Name
Address
Tel Number Mobile
ID
Age
Occupation

Regards
Harrison Onuoha

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