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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: "Mr. Osman Yattah" <1996obinna1@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2014 21:14:45 +0100
Subject: ATM Compensation Payment Notification

ATM Compensation Payment Notification

To Owner Of These Email Account,

Dear Account Owner,

This is is to inform you that the Global Union settlement Committee
and the ATM International Inc. wishes to congratulate you on the
successful emergence in our ongoing fund remittance promo of all ATM
card users around the globe. This scheme was initiated by the C.U.P
and the ATM Inc. to compensate ATM card users and also to help the
world in the sustainable 2014 poverty alleviation scheme. In regards
to this, we wish to inform you that your ATM compensation funds valued
at ($1,800,000.00)One million eight hundred thousand United States
dollars has been awarded to be released to you through our
corresponding financial institution in Lome Republic Of Togo.

Office of the ATM Union Payment is a leading operator approved by
Global Welfare Centre to develop and operate real-time electronic
paperless services in the globe, in accordance with the rules and
regulations set by Global Welfare Centre as a result of a joint
development effort by the Global Pay Union and the ATM inc to all ATM
card users worldwide. For information’s Contact Robert Clear via email
and telephone with details giving below with your personal details for
immediate procession of your awarded payment.

Contact Person: Robert Clear
E-mail. robcl64@outlook.fr
Direct Line +228-9987 9916

Required information:
(1.) Full Name,
.........................................................................................
(2.) Phone and Fax
Number.............................................................................
(3.) Address Were You Want Them to Send the ATM Card to (P.O Box Not
Acceptable)
(4.) Your Age: .....................................................................
(5.) Current Occupation........................................................
(6.) Country..........................................................................

Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of
conduct, which is (ATM-3714) so you have to indicate this code when
contacting the card centre by using it as your subject. Now contact
our ATM centre Manager for more details.

We wait For Your Expedite Response.
Yours in Service,
Ibrahim Osman Yattah.

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