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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.davidpeter48@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2016 02:19:35 -0500
Subject: FBI Monitoring Team Service

ATTN:
SCAMMED VICTIM/1 MILLION BENEFICIARY.REF/PAYMENTS CODE:06654
1 MILLION USD
This is to bring to your notice that I am delegated from the
United Nations and Bank Of Africa to pay 100 Africa 419 scam
victims $1 Million each, you are
listed and approved for this payments as one of the scammed
victims,get back to us as soon as possible for the immediate
payments of your $1 Million
compensations funds.
On this faithful recommendations, I want you to know that
during the last UN meetings held at Porto Novo, Capital Of
Benin Republic,it was alarmed so much
by the rest of the world in the meetings on the lose of
funds by various foreigners to the scams artists operating
in syndicates all over the world today,in
other to retain the good image of Africa,the president of
the UNITED NATION is now paying 100 victims of this
operators $1 Million USD each,Due to the
corrupt and inefficient banking systems in Africa,the
payments are to be paid by Bank Of Africa as corresponding
paying bank under funding assistance by
the National West minister bank London.
According to the number of applicants at hand,56
beneficiaries has been paid,half of the victims are from the
United States and Asia,we still have more 44
left to be paid the compensations of $1 Million each. Your
particulars was mentioned by one of the syndicates who was
arrested in Africa as one of thier
victims of the operations,you are hereby warned not to
communicate or duplicate this message to them for any reason
what so ever,the US secret service is
already on trace of the criminal,You can receive your
compensations payments via ATM CARD PAYMENT.
Furthermore you are advice to reconfirm you billing address
include your full name and direct contact telephone number
to the Managing Director of Swift
Card Consultant Payment Center for the certified ATM Card,
the contact information is as follows:

MANAGING DIRECTOR SWIFT CARD
GROUP BANK OF AFRICA
DR. DAVID PETER
Email:(dr.davidpeter48@gmail.com)

Contact him immediately you get this mail to enable him
speed up for your ATM payment Card. NB: contact the Managing
Director Swift Card Consultant
Payment Center immediately with the necessary information
required from you so that they will commence on processing.

Yours faithfully
Mr,Nelson Kim.

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