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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.Jude Michael" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrgeraldgibson@btinternet.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2016 05:41:32 +0530
Subject: Immediate ATM payment Notification US$3.6M

Dear Sir/Madam,
 
Immediate ATM payment Notification US$3.6M
Your contact email address was given to this office in respect of your   outstanding inherited/contract sum owed to you which you have failed to claim as a   result of difficultconditions imposed on you by the past administration or because of  your unbelief of thereality of your genuine payment.
 
 
We wish to bring to you the solution to this problem. Right now we  have arranged your payment through our swift card payment centers,that is the latest   instruction fromeconomic community of west African states (ECOWAS) in collaboration with theEconomic Council of United Nations Organization directives.The bank  will send to you an ATM card which you will use to withdraw you money in any ATM machine in  any part of the world,so if you like to receive your funds in this way, please let us know  by contacting us back and also send the following information as listed below.
 
 
1. Full name
2. Phone and fax number
3. Address were you want them to receive the ATM card to:
p.o box not acceptable)
4. Your age and current occupation
 
We have been mandated by the (ECOWAS) parliament in collaboration with  the Economic Council of United Nations Organization to issue in your favor US$3.6M as part payment for this fiscal year 2016.
 
Also for your information,you have to stop any further communication  with any other person (s) or office(s) to avoid any hitches or distraction in receiving your  payment as scheduled.Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our  code of conduct,which is(ATM-110) so you have to indicate this code when contacting us by  using it as your subject.
Get Back to us through this Private Email: mrgeraldgibson@btinternet.com
 
 
YOURS FAITHFULLY
Mr.Jude Michael
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

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