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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. Marlyna Uchema" <filip.bove@tim.it>
Reply-To: bankofame_rican@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2017 15:25:44 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Urgent to pickup your ATM VISA Card $6.500, 000.00 USD

Banquet Diamond Bank
Address: 02 BP 985, Cotonou, Benin
Phone (+229) 99620379
Fax (229) 21 31 23 42

This is to inform you that, your fund sum of $6.500, 000.00 USD have been
withdrew from bank and loaded to ATM VISA CARD to use New delivery Agent
deliver your ATM to your country to receive it successfully and withdraw
fund
everyday, again your ATM is activated by Diamond Bank and your pin number
is
available with your ATM Card and once you forward your receiver information
such as below, Delivery Agent will deliver your ATM to your doorstep. As a
matter of fact, your ATM is submitted to DHL Office for immediate delivery
and
pleases, kindly contact DHL with required information below,

Your receiver Name:. . . . . . .
Country/ state:. . . . . . . . .
Destination Address:. . . . .
Telephone Number:. . . . . . .
Occupation:. . . . . . . . . .
Attach copy of your id……
Your next of kin phone:. .…………

Note, Delivery fee of your ATM has been paid by Chief Justice Benin
Republic
and was signed your ATM delivery; therefore you’re free to contact to
receive
your ATM in your country with pin number.

Director DHL Office Benin
Rev. Andrew Kenny
Tel: +229 66653855
E-mail (bankofame_rican@yahoo.co.uk)
Your ATM package is properly registered for Security and will be deliver to
you
within 48 hours as Security vital documents is signed by IMF under delivery
rules to your destination today

Yours Sincerely
Mrs. Marlyna Uchema
Banquet Diamond Bank

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