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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: Mrs Bianca Williams < vanillamastercard.@lagoon.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Mrs Bianca Williams <danoda243@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2018 11:25:57 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Hello Dear

Hello Dear

There was an ATM card in your name, the card was loaded with about the sum of $750,000 fund compensation under the IMF fund release authority , please we need your full delivery details because the ATM card package is now ready for shipment to your address by the DHL delivery company on tomorrow. The full details of the plastic ATM card will be explained briefly to you once you get back with your delivery address for the card delivery. This message is from the IMF fund release authority here in Iowa USA, we decided to contact you about the final release of your compensation fund which was held in our custody since last years while the bank of Africa attempt to remit a huge sum of $750,000.00 to you through an ATM Visa or credit card. The plastic ATM card was issued in your name as a compensation fund loaded on it from the United Nations compensation commission.

Thank you,
Mr John Morgan


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