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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: "Federal Trade Commission" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jeffwayne2016@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2018 18:07:30 -0700
Subject: COMPENSATION TO CREDIT CARD & ONLINE SCAM VICTIMS FOR THE YEAR IN REVIEW 2018

Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20580 USA.

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

Headquarters 1 (HQ1):
International Monetary Fund,
700 19th Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20431, USA




COMPENSATION TO CREDIT CARD & ONLINE SCAM VICTIMS FOR THE YEAR IN REVIEW 2018

Credit card fraud is a wide-ranging term for theft and fraud committed using or involving a payment card, such as a credit card or debit card, as a fraudulent source of funds in a transaction. The purpose may be to obtain goods without paying, or to obtain unauthorized funds from an account. When a credit card is lost or stolen, it may be used for illegal purchases until the holder notifies the issuing bank and the bank puts a block on the account. Most banks have free 24-hour telephone numbers to encourage prompt reporting.

Still, it is possible for a thief to make unauthorized purchases on a card before the card is cancelled. Without other security measures, a thief could potentially purchase thousands of dollars in merchandise or services before the cardholder or the card issuer realizes that the card has been compromised. According to a new report from Barclays, 47% of the world’s credit card fraud happens in the United States, even though Americans only account for 24% of the total credit card volume. The report says, "The increasing instances of credit-card fraud—and the subsequent hassles, like not being able to use our credit cards or having to replace them more often—are mostly due to the fact that the US still relies on old, faulty technology that the rest of the world moved on from years ago."


100 hundred people are set to receive Funds for up to $10.6 Million US Dollars (Ten Million Six Hundred United States Dollars) each after being sold worthless credit card protection insurance. An official compensation scheme has been set up and checks to claim the cash are starting to land on doormats/Mail Box. It involves card protection plans that were sold by nearly all the big banks. Often branded Sentinel, they usually cost a said fee yearly and most people renewed annually. They were sold to those with bank accounts and credit cards, but this scheme only applies to policies sold on credit cards between 14 January 2017 and August 2017. Even if you no longer have the product, you may still be entitled to compensation.

This is to inform the entire public about the ongoing Credit Card compensation scheme which is going on right now. The United States Federal Trade Commission in Partnership with the International Monetary Fund , All Banks and credit Cards company are compensating scam victims who have in one way or the other been scammed by means of their credit card OR any kind of Online Fraud. If you also have Max out credit card you will be compensated too. The announcement of the scheme comes after Affinity and 11 high street banks and credit card providers came to a voluntary agreement to pave the way for customers to claim compensation if they have concerns or got any issues with their credit card in recent or previous time, OR been any way scammed before through online scam.

Please if you know this message in accordance with you kindly fill the form below and get back to me asap. I will make sure i forward your details to the paying bank for crediting.Unlike all other scam messages going on around the internet asking you for huge upfront fee, Just contact me and you will get your compensation. Please kindly fill the following and get back to me. The Paying bank which was chosen for this scheme is USBANK. The only money you sending is Account Activation fee which is just $150 One hundred fifty dollars. As soon as you reply me I will direct you to the Director of the Federal Trade Commission.

NOTE: You must have a CREDIT CARD or A valid Checking or Savings account to receive your compensation...


Name in full:
Age:
Home address:
Office address:
State:
City:
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Occupation:
Home Number:
Cell Phone:
Scan Copy of your Driver License or International Passport:


Sincerely yours,

Name: Jeff Wayne
E-mail: jeffwayne2016@gmail.com
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DO NOT REPLY IF THIS MESSAGE DOES NOT CONCERNS YOU, DO NOT REPLY IF YOU NOT READY TO PAY FOR THE ACCOUNT ACTIVATION FEE $150

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