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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: "Mr. Thomas A. Shannon Jr," <ceciliato@tim.it>
Reply-To: richarddaniel248@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2017 08:56:14 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Contact phone number (1-8572284974) TEXT ONLY


U.S Department of State
2201 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20520.
Contact phone number (1-(857)2284974) TEXT ONLY

Your ATM Visa Card Will Be Shipped Through USPS To Your Address I am Mr.
Thomas A. Shannon Jr, United States Secretary of State by profession. This is
to inform you officially that after our investigations with the Federal Bureau
of Investigation (FBI), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and other Security
Agencies in the Country for the year ended 2016, we discovered that you have
not receive your fund. I have made it my first point of call since taking
office to settle all Outstanding Payments accrued to Individuals or
Corporations with respect to local and overseas contract payment, Debt
Rescheduling and Outstanding Compensation payment.

This is to make sure all Outstanding payments are settled beginning of this
fiscal year 2017. On Behalf of the entire staff of the U.S. Department of State
and the United Nations in collaboration with World Bank, we apologize for the
delay of your contract payment, Winning or Inheritance funds from most of
African Countries and all the inconveniences you encountered while pursuing
this payment.

However, from the records of outstanding beneficiaries due for payment with the
U.S Secretary of State, your name was discovered as next on the list of the
outstanding payment who has not yet received their payments. Note that from the
record in my file, your outstanding contract payment is $17,500,000.00
(Seventeen Million five Hundred Thousand Dollars) loaded in an ATM Visa Card
that allows you to make a daily maximum withdrawal limit of $18,000 Eighteen
Thousand Dollars).

I have your file here in my office and it says that you are yet to receive your
fund valued at $17,500,000.00 (Seventeen Million five Hundred Thousand
Dollars). This Funds will now be delivered to your designated address or your
preferred payment option.

We have perfected all modules on how to bring this fund to your house without
any problem, but be aware that United Nations and the United States Government
has only authorized my office to release the Sum of $17,500,000.00 to you as
true beneficiary of the Fund.

Note that your loaded ATM Visa Card will be mailed to you through Priority Mail
Express (USPS) to your designated address immediately you admit full compliance
to this email. You are advised to kindly reply this email with the below
details enclosed to help ensure safe mailing of your ATM Visa Card:

Your Full Name:
Your Contact House Address:
Name of City of Residence:
Country of Residence:
Direct Mobile Telephone Number:
ID Card, DL or Passport Copy:
Age and Occupation:

NOTE: Every documentation proof for your fund have been packaged and seal to be
mailed together with your Visa Card to your address. Therefore, the only
obligation required of you by the laws of the Government of United States and
the financial Monetary Policy of the Supreme Court, states that; you as a
beneficiary must officially obtain the irrevocable LEGAL STAY OF PROCEED from
the Supreme Court of USA, as a means to justify the legitimacy, transparency
and clean bill of funds from USA so that by the time your funds gets to you, no
authority will question the funds as it has been legally certified free from
all financial Malpractices and facets. The LEGAL STAY OF PROCEED is valued at a
cost of just ( $275) The fee payment can be made through Western union or Money
Gram Money Transfer here in the USA:

Receivers Name = ALEXANDRA G. ALVAREZ
City == MINE HILL
State of == NEW JERSEY
Country is = USA
Text Question: YES
Text Answer: YES
Amount: $275

After you make the payment, then kindly fill the below details or attach to us
the payment slip:

MTCN:
Senders name:
Senders address:
Sender current cell phone:

As soon as the above mentioned details are received, The LEGAL STAY OF PROCEED
will be secured on your behalf immediately. I need all the compliance that I
can get from you to ensure we get this project accomplished. Personally, I am
very sorry for the delay you have gone through in the past years. Thanks for
adhering to this instructions which are meant for your sole benefit, once again
accept my congratulations in advance. Thanks for your cooperation as your quick
response to this email notice with adherence to the above instructions is
highly anticipated.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Thomas A. Shannon Jr,
Email (off10@yahoo.com)
Contact number (1-8572284974)TEXT ONLY

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