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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: "HOMELAND SECURITY USA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <officboxx02@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 09:19:54 -0400
Subject: HOMELAND SECURITY USA/REGARDING YOUR ATM CARD

HOMELAND SECURITY USA.
J. Edgar. Hoover Building Washington D.C,
Tel : 206-666-6050.
Fax : 206-350-2804.
 
Beneficiary,
 
This is to Officially Inform you that it has come to our notice and we have thoroughly Investigated by the help of our Intelligence Monitoring Network System that you are having a transaction with one personnel of the Africa/London.During our Investigation, it came to our notice that the reason why you have not received your payment is because you did not fulfill your complete Financial Obligation giving to you in respect to your Contract.So therefore, we have contacted the Federal Ministry Of Finance in United Kingdom/Africa on your behalf and they gave a solution to your problem by arranging a part payment in total sum of $800,000.00 USD in an international certified ATM CARD which you can use to withdraw money anywhere in the world to fulfill your obligation which will enable the paying bank transfer your total inheritance/contract payment to your account, hence you now have the lawful right to claim your fund in the ATM CARD by contacting the ATM CARD CENTER.
 
Also below are the contact details of the ATM CARD officer co-ordinator Address for you to proceed immediately to containing your PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (PIN),send your contact address to him immediately
 
AGENT CONTACT DETAILS:
AGENT NAME :Kinsley Walter
Email:atmcardafrica_center@outlook.com
Phone:+234 7026 875212
 
We do await your quick response earnestly so we can proceed with our Investigation and make sure YOUR ATM SWIFT CARD gets to you accordingly without delays.
 
Sincerely,
 
CO-ORDINATOR,
 
(Mattson Clayford).

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