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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: "Mrs. Bernice Dongreen" <"MBD."@crux.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Bernice Dongreen" <mrsbernicedongreen@mynet.com>
Date: Tue, 16 May 2017 14:17:18 +0900 (JST)
Subject: VERY URGENT: REPLY SWIFTLY

Attention;

Thanks for your swift responses and we appreciate your sincere entry. Please be informed that your were listed within among the beneficiaries compensation pay roll file and we have been mandated to process & secure the delivery of your AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE CARD" to your residential address within 48Hrs.

It is obvious that you have not received your fund which is to the compensation tune of $2.8M USD, due to past corrupt Bank Officials and other finance issuing Authorities, who held your fund to themselves and for their selfish activities. NCBI" enhanced by IMF" have successfully passed a mandate to the current Africa Union Chairperson; Idriss Dirby to boost the exercise of clearing all foreign debts and to process this, security of funds has been organized in the form of a (Personal Identification Number) ATM CARD. This will enable only you to have direct withdrawal of $5000usd on daily basis from your CARD and also allow you have complete control over your fund with the ATM CARD". We will monitor your payment by ourselves to avoid any repetition of the hopeless situation created by the officials of the previous financial institutions.

We assure you today that your long delayed Fund will definitely get to your hands therein your country within 48Hrs. Hence, you are only required at this point to confirm your current residential info; for proper verification and onward delivery to you via a most reliable CDA" within 48Hrs and HITCH FREE DELIVERY".
Kindly prove that you are worthy of the Fund and furnish us with honest details, in order to process the release of your fund by ATM MASTER CARD",You are advised to revert back With your exact delivery information's below to avoid wrong delivery protocol,
Receiver's Name_______________
Home Address: _______________
Country: ____________
Occupation: ___________
Mobile Cell Phone Number: ___________

We await your swift and positive response.

Best Regards,
Mrs Bernice Dongreen
ATM_CARD Administrator,
Federal Ministry of Finance, Office.202 glass 4 FMF/O "Cotonou, Benin Republic.

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