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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: "DR. MAC PHILLIP" <info@valet.it>
Reply-To: info@auslottery.com
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2017 04:25:08 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION PLEASE!!!

ATTENTION

THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR CONTRACT /INHERITANCE FILE OF USD$50,000 DOLLAR AND FOUND OUT THAT WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR PAYMENT IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT FULFILLED THE OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO YOU IN RESPECT OF YOUR CONTRACT / INHERITANCE PAYMENT, SECONDLY WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE STILL DEALING WITH THE NONE OFFICIALS IN THE BANK ALL YOUR ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF THE FUND TO YOU. WE WISH TO ADVICE YOU THAT SUCH AN ILLEGAL ACT LIKE THIS HAVE TO STOP IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT SINCE WE HAVE DECIDED TO BRING A SOLUTION TO YOUR PROBLEM.

RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH OUR SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER EUROPE PACIFIC THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION
THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, BUT THE MAXIMUM IS ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER DAY,SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND THIS WAY PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING THE CARD PAYMENT CENTER AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:


1. YOUR 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 AND CURRENT OCCUPATION

At the present time, you may also use your card to:
- Make deposits to your share and share draft accounts.
- Withdraw funds from your share and share draft accounts.
- Transfer funds from your share and share draft accounts.
- Obtain balance information for your share and share draft accounts.
- Make loan payments from your share and share draft accounts.
- Make point-of-sale (POS) transactions with your card and
personal identification number (PIN)
to purchase goods or services at merchants that accept MasterCard.
- Order goods or services by mail or telephone from places that accept MasterCard.
The following limitations on Debit MasterCard transactions may apply:
- There is no limit on the number of Debit
MasterCard purch
ases you make per day.
- Purchase amounts are limited to the amount in your account.
- You may purchase up to a maximum of $1,500.00 per day.
- There is no limit to the number of cash withdrawals you may make in any one (1) day from an ATM machine.
- You may withdraw up to a maximum of $310.00 in any one (1)
day from an ATM machine, if there are sufficient funds in your
account.
- There is no limit on the number of POS tr
ansactions you may make in any one (1) day.
- You may purchase up to a maximum of $1,500.00 from POS termi
nals per day, if there are sufficient funds in your account.
- For security purposes, there are other limits on the
frequency and amount of transfers available at ATMs.
- You may transfer up to the available balance in
your accounts at the time of the transfer.
- See Section 2 for transfer limitations
that may apply to these transactions


CONTACT PERSON: DR. MAC PHILLIP
E-MAIL: info@auslottery.com
ATM CARD INTEGRATED PAYMENT DEPARTMENT

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