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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: "Hon Justice E Ayoola" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <honjustice0121@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2018 04:58:19 +0100
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF YOUR ATM CARD.

From ICPC NIGERIA (Anti-Fraud Unit)
Head Office: Plot 802, Constitution Avenue Zone A9 Central Area Garki Abuja.
P. M.B 535,
Contact me on this email :
honjustice0111@gmail.com

Date: 2/16/2018


ATTENTION:

RE: LETTER OF COMPENSATION/SETTLEMENT FOR LONG AWAITED OVERDUE PAYMENT



NOTIFICATION OF YOUR ATM CARD.


This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract file
presently on my desk Your $10.500.000.0 USD has been approved and credited into ATM Card and was deposited with delivery company this morning for registration, and we agreed up that the delivery of Your $10.500.000.0 Million USD ATM Package will take off tomorrow morning .So contact us with your full info where your ATM card will be delivered to,

Below are the information needed for delivery.

(1) Full name---
(2) Direct telephone number--
(3) Country of origin:---
(4) Your Current delivery address:--
(5) Occupation/ age/ sex--
(6) City -------

Note: Our ATM Card will permit you for a daily withdrawal limit of US$10000 or In anticipating for your urgent cooperation. meanwhile the delivery company has made it mandatory that all shipment must have an Original STAMP DUTY , so you are advice to send $247 for stamp duty fee to enable us mail out your card to your address with immediate effect.

Urgent get back to us today with your full address where your ATM card will be delivered to The amount in your Card is US10.500.000.0 Million and your
ATM CARD


Call me on this number phone

Best Regards,

Thanks for your anticipated cooperation in this regards.
Yours Faithfully.

Hon. Justice E. Ayoola
Chairman ICPC Nigeria.
(Independent Corrupt Practice Commission, ICPC)

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