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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Gen.Richard Desmond,Rtd" <m.bacelle@archiworld.it>
Reply-To: "Gen.Richard Desmond,Rtd" <genrdesmondrtd@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2018 16:57:14 +0100 (CET)
Subject: RE: YOUR HSBC BANK PROGRAMMED ATM MASTER CARD READY FOR DELIVERY TO
YOU


RE: YOUR HSBC BANK PROGRAMMED ATM MASTER CARD READY FOR DELIVERY TO YOU.

I wish to inform you that i have this week Saturday been 20th January
2018 taken delivery your uploaded ATM Master Card by our Account
Holders (HSBC BANK)in London as instructed to them by President
Muhammadu Buhari GCFR, now in my capacity as the National Security
Adviser to Mr.President Federal Republic of Nigeria i have been
directed by His Excellency to make an urgent delivery of your ATM
Master Card worth the sum of US$10.5Million only as uploaded by HSBC
Bank in London without further delays to your address in your country
which you have to reconfirm to me immediately you receive this mail
today for onward delivery to your address through UPS Courier Company
as we have signed an urgent agreement with them to make the delivery
to you at a very lesser cost instead of the normal delivery cost they
use to charge.

Prior to the above note that you don't need to pay any money for the
procurement of the Pin Code Password again as HSBC Bank did not charge
a cent for it,now your Four Digits Security Pin Code Password is as
thus:5150,that is what you will use to make withdrawals from your
Master Card upon your receipt of it from UPS Courier service,also be
advised that as the National Security Adviser i have procured all the
necessary backup Clearance Documents free of charge hence you will not
pay anything for that again,once more Mr.President has instructed the
Nicon Insurance Company to issue your Insurance Clearance Certificate
Premium and they have done that already which all will be included in
your parcel during delivery of your ATM MASTER CARD to you,this
attached documents will make it impossible from any agency or
organizations to seize your parcel as they use to do in the past,you
have Mr.President to than for all this gesture all geared to renew the
dented image of this country as instructed during Mr.President last
CHOGM(COMMON WEALTH HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEETINGS) Meeting in
Perth,Australia.

Finally as a matter of urgency all you need to do immediately you
receive this mail today is to send the slash UPS Courier fees of
US$170 ONLY (One Hundred And Seventy Dollars) which was based on our
agreement with them based on subsidy level and to make it very easy
and quick for you to send so that i the National Security Adviser
(NSA) will make your shipment,note that we did recalled your expired
ATM GOLD MASTER CARD from our Embassy in New York since early last
month and that is why we directed the HSBC Bank to issue you this new
brand one now,so you are requested to send the above UPS Courier fees
immediately by western union money transfer with the below name of my
Personal Secretary and send to me the western union mtcn numbers for
confirmations tomorrow and same tomorrow i will make your delivery at
NO EXTRA cost

Receivers Name: DIKA CHUKWU
Address:Lagos,Nigeria.
Text Question:What For?
Answer: UPS.
Amount:$170
Furnish my office with your mailing address for your Master Card and
the US$170 Western union mtcn numbers immediately so that i will
courier your Master Card to you,i will strongly advise you give me a
call on the below telephone number any time for the western union
details or if you have any questions to ask about your card,this is
your New Year Gift from Mr.President,please don't bother to call or
send your address without attaching the western union numbers because
will not attend to you hence this is an Emergency arrangement and no
pleas will be tolerated by this office on any inability to send the
above little UPS courier fees,BE WARNED.

Urgently waiting for your telephone calls as soon as you send the
courier fees and most importantly reconfirm your address for the
shipment to avoid wrong delivery,again take note of your Password and
keep it coded for yourself only.

Regards.

Gen.Richard Desmond,Rtd.
National Security Adviser to Mr.President.


+234 8170 121602

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