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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: Diplomat Michael Anthony <rdhughes@txwinet.com>
Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2017 16:14:58 -0500
Subject: your ATM card containing USD$ 1,500,000.00



Attention:

I am Diplomat Michael Anthony; National House of Assembly Diplomat
Agent in charge for your delivery. I have been trying to reach you
about an hour now just to inform you about my successful arrival Miami
International Airport USA with your ATM card containing USD$
1,500,000.00 (one million Five hundred thousand Dollars) which I have
been instructed by United Nation and the compensation award committee
to be deliver to you. The Airport authority demanded for all the legal
back up papers to prove to them that the fund is no way related with
drug nor fraud money, I have presented the papers I handed to them and
they are very much pleased with the papers I presented but the only
thing that is still keeping me here is the airport delivery Tag which
is not placed on the parcel,

one of the Airport Authority has advise that we get the delivery tag
so that I can exit the airport immediately and make my delivery
successful .I try to reason with them and they stated the delivery tag
will cost us just $150 Dollars only to get the two tag placed on the
boxes as that tag will enable me get to your house successfully
without any interference.

Please try and reach me with 786-540-2279 as I can not afford to spend
more time here due to other delivery I have to take care of in
Bangkok. I have the documents backing up your ATM as I can accompany
you to your bank were you will withdraw the fund successfully with
these papers without any stress. I have more vital paper with me but I
can only present you the hard copy when I reach your house as that
it’s the diplomatic rules.

You can direct the tag fee to our Head Office as they will get it here
for you and they are entitled to receive and make any payment to
foreign countries authority. Please re-confirm your residential
address to me to avoid mistake.

Your Full Name:………………………
Your Current address:……………………….
Direct telephone Number:……………………..Home/office# Fax:…………………………………..
Country:…………………………..
State:…………………………….
Zip code:……………………
Closest Int. Airport:…………..

Upon confirmation of your details you will receive instruction on how
to make the payment for the delivery tag that will be placed on the
boxes. Once this is confirmed I will proceed with delivery immediately.

Looking forward to hearing from you and congratulations once again.

Diplomat Michael Anthony
Tele: 786-540-2279 Call or TEXT
Email (diploamticagentgj210@gmail.com)


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