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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: "Richmond Jeremy" <tjco43@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: <rjeremy78@ymail.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 06:39:13 +0100
Subject: Your ATM card payment.

Our Ref: FRN/OTMINO/VOL.1/C2
 
Your Ref:
Attn: Category [A] Beneficiary!
 
With respect to the provision act section 17 of degree 114 of the 1999 constitution, your payment has been re-approved, and it will be paid immediately through an ATM card which  will be delivered by post, to your door step within 48 hours of confirmation from you.
 
You have to re-confirm your receiving address where you want us to send the ATM card, to avoid mistakes.
 
Bellow is the Information's needed from you.
 
(1) Names:.................
 
(2)Address:................
 
(3)Sex:....................
 
(4)Age:....................
 
(5)Occupation:.............
 
(6)Phone Number:...........
 
However, it is the pleasure of this office to inform you that your ATM CARD Consultant Number [5428050011004432] has been approved and up graded in your favor.
 
Your Secret Pin Number will be release to you by our ATM CARD payment center.
 
Your fund is already bonded by insurance. Your ATM Card Value is US$2,000,000.00 (Two Million United States Dollars Only).
Note that a maximum withdrawal value of US$5,000.00 is permitted for each withdrawal.
 
Though you can withdraw at most three times daily and we are duly inter-switched so that you can make withdrawals in any location of the ATM Centre of your choice nearest to you in your country.
 
Due to our Financial Position, we can only release the $2M to you as at now. While you're remaining amount will be release to you in the next batch, Please bear with us.
 
You have to acknowledge the receipt of this message immediately you receive this notification.
 
Yours truly,
 
Richmond Jeremy (JP)
FRN
 

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