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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 ROBBERT <"www."@plum.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: MR ROBBERT <ceo.company26@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2017 08:47:21 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dear Beneficial,

Dear Beneficial,

Firstly i will like to introduce myself, i am Mr. Joe Smith. The Payment Senior Officer at Intercontinental Bank PLC, ATM payment Centre Benin Republic. My bank identity card is intact incase you need it for confirmation.I am very glade to inform you that after crosschecking your payment files in the Headquarter of World Bank, we the bank management has been instructed to credit all your PAYMENT of US$2.5Million dollars into VISA ATM Account that will allow you to withdrawing all your fund in any ATM machine in your country which we did already on your name last week.

And according to the approval of your atm statement account, the maximum amount sign for you to be withdrawing in per day is (us$5000 dollars) till you withdraw all the total fund credit into your ATM visa account which is US$2.5 Millions dollars only and here is your ATM Account numbers been credited your total fund in your name last week is: 4088-1834-4618-9021 also the atm card and order particulars will deliver to your home address once you contact the TNT Courier Agent Mr. Peter Moore.However, i believe that Mr. Peter Moore responsibility of your ATM VISA CARD is presently now in John F Kennedy International Airport, Address:5700 Avenue new york, IL 60638 USA and if you would like to claim your payment in ATM VISA CARD kindly contact our agent Mr. Peter Moore immediately you got this massage for further information’s, on.

Contact Person: Mr. JAMES ROBBERT.
Also his Phone number is +22968325891 or
Email Him at ( ceo.company26@yahoo.com ):

also make sure you send him your full delivery information as we list in this massage to insured that the ATM CARD in parcel is deliver to your door step.

Your Full Name:
Your Home Address:
Your private phone no
A copy of id passport: .
Email Address: and Nearest Air

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