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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: Scoot Williams <www.@tune.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Scoot Williams <scootwilliams3128@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2018 10:21:43 +0900 (JST)
Subject: YOUR ATM CARD WORTH OF $4.5MILLION DOLLAR

ATTENTION

I have been trying to reach you on you about an hour now just to inform you about my successful arrival in your Country but am right now at Washington, DC Dulles International Airport ) with your ATM CARD worth of $4.5Million Dollars which I have been instructed by United Nation Ecowas Benin Republic branch to be delivered to you.

The Airport authority demanded for all the legal backup papers to prove to them that the fund is no way related with drug nor fraud money, I have presented the papers I handed it over to them and they are very much pleased with the paper’s I presented but the only thing that is still keeping me here is the Airport is the Delivery int`l transfer permit certificate which is not placed on the box, one of the Airport Authority has advise that we get the Delivery permit so that I can exite the airport immediately and make my delivery successful.

I try to reason with them and they stated the Delivery Yellow Tag will cost us just $150 Dollars only to get the two tag placed on the boxes as that permit will enable me get to your house successfully without any interference, they scanned the box and found out that the fund is 100 % spend able and accepted by any bank in the whole world.

Please try and reach me now as I can not afford to spend more time here due to other delivery I have to take care of in Netherland and other countries. I will provide you the papers backing the funds together with my ID CARD as I can accompany you to your bank were you will deposit the fund successfully with these papers. I have 1 more vital paper with me but I can only present you the hard copy when I reach your house as that it is the diplomatic rules, such as authorization to deliver.

You can direct the international transfer permit certificate Fee to our Head Office in Benin as they will get it here for you and they are entitled to receive and make any payment to foreign countries authority.



Then,you can send the $150usd tomorrow morning through western union with this information below.

Receiver Name= BERRY ONUOR
Country=Benin Republic
Amount $150 USD
Sender Name...........
MTCN.......................

Am waiting to hear from you quickly to avoid delaying.

Best Regards,

YOU CAN TEXT ME WITH THIS NUMBER:::: (202) 524-1688

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