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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: "BGFI Bank" <josphine@bgfi.ccm>
Reply-To: dlucrese@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2016 14:00:47 -0700
Subject: YOUR ATM VISA CARD IS READY FOR DELIVERY


Hello Dear Beneficary, =

Greeting to your family
YOUR ATM VISA CARD IS READY FOR DELIVERY
=

I have been waiting for you since to contact me back regarding your winning=
amount of $4,000,000.00 (Four Million United State Dollars) loaded on you=
r ATM visa card which we discussed last time. We are duly interred switched=
. Therefore you can make withdrawal in any location of ATM Machine Centre C=
ash point of your choice in any part of the world and the maximum you can w=
ithdraw a day is $5,000.00 us dollars, but I did not hear from you since th=
at time. Then I went and deposited the package ATM CARD with Express Courie=
r company, Benin republic Du cotonou as I travelled out of the country for =
a short Course and I will not come back till end of first quarter of the ye=
ar 2016.What you have to do now is to contact the Express Courier Security =
company as soon as possible to know when they will deliver your package to =
you because of the expiring date.
=

For your information, I have paid for the Clearance Certificate Fee neither=
of the ATM CARD showing that it is not a drug Money or to sponsor Terroris=
t attack in your Country. The only money you will pay to the Courier Compan=
y to deliver your ATM CARD direct to your postal Address in your country is=
( $55) only being their Security Keeping Fees of the Courier Company so fa=
r.
=

Again, Don't be deceive by anybody to pay any other money except $55 Unite=
d States I would have paid that but they said no, because they don't know =
when you will contact them and in case of demurrage. You have to contact th=
e Express Courier Company manager for the delivery of your ATM CARD package=
with this information below immediately.
=

HERE IS THE COURIER COMPANY INFORMATION'S.
COURIER NAME: FIDELITY EXPRESS LOGISTICS =

CONTACT PERSON: MRS JENN LAMP.
POSITION: FOREIGN DELIVERY DEPARTMENT.
E-MAIL: courierexpressbj@fastservice.com
=

Finally make sure that you reconfirm your full name, your Postal address or=
your home address and direct telephone number to them again to avoid any m=
istake on the Delivery and ask them to give you the tracking number to enab=
le you track your package over there and know when it will get to your addr=
ess. Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this m=
assage to avoid any further delay and remember you are to pay them their Se=
curity keeping fees of $55 ONLY for their immediate action.
=

As a matter of facts, make sure as the rightful beneficiary of the ATM CARD=
package of $4,000,000.00 (Four Million United State Dollars) you must cont=
act them by indicating the code (2661428) so that they can find it and pick=
up immediately as they have it in their record.
=

Yours sincerely
Mrs Lucrese De-Souza =

Acting Manager
BGFI Bank Benin sa
Cotonou, Benin=20

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