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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.Norbert Koffi Glokpo" <deutsche.banketransfer@accountant.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2015 12:11:50 +0200
Subject: ATM Card


Good day
Please Read Carefully.

Letter from Dr.Norbert Koffi Glokpo I.M.F West African Director.

This is to officially inform you that your ATM Card Valued
($15,500,000) usd (FIFTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) has
been issued as a compensation payment for all the short listed
2010/2015 scam victims whose email address was recovered during the
recent internet probing and investigation process.

We the members of International Monetary Fund West African Region are
very pleased to inform you that (ATM Card Number:4278763100030014 )
and the Security pin has been credited in your favor, your personal
Identification Number is 822 which you have to forward  to our agent
for identification. The ATM Card value is (FIFTEEN MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS)

Kindly note that this is legit and any act like this is very
appreciated and will be well honoured, You are advice to contact Rev.
John Goodman,Access Bank Plc, for the delivery of your ATM CARD to
you.

Below are the vital information of yours needed for the delivery of
your ATM CARD to you.

FULL NAME:......................................
DELIVERY ADDRESS:...............................
PHONE NUMBER:...................................
COUNTRY:........................................

Below is your ATM CARD information.

ATM Card Number: (4278763100030014)
Security Pin Code : 7546
Withdrawal per day : $2,500.00

The only money you have to send to Rev. John Goodman, is the delivery
charges and processing fee of your ATM CARD to your destination which
will be stated in the next message.and note that you have to keep
your ATM CARD information secret to avoid diverting/stealing of your
money because we registered your ATM CARD as a parcel. You are advice
to contact Rev. John Goodman, for the delivery of your ATM CARD to
you.

Contact Person : Rev. Martin Cohen
Telephone Number:  +19406183906
Contact -Email :  cohenlegal960@gmail.com, 
deutsche.banketransfer@accountant.com

Thank you.
Yours Sincerely,
Dr.Norbert Koffi Glokpo
I.M.F west African Director.

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