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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: Mr Williams Frank <%%%@star.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Mr Williams Frank <frankwilliams976@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2018 10:19:12 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Regarding your ATM CARD woth of $7.4Million Dollars

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Africa Regional Office Benin

ATTENTION,

THIS IS THE RECEIPT OF YOUR EMAIL, ORDER FROM THE IMF OFFICE HERE, IN RESPECT WITH THE PROVISION ACT OF DECREE FBI AUTHORITY CONSTITUTION; I AM DIRECTED TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR ATM CARD " TO THE TUNE OF $7.4 MILLION US
DOLLARS ONLY HAVE VERIFICATION AND CONFIRMATIONS ARE CORRECT. THEREFORE, WE ARE HAPPY TO INFORM YOU THAT ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN CONCLUDED TO AFFECT YOUR DELIVERY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND IN OUR BID TO TRANSPARENCY. YOUR SKEPTICISM IS UNDERSTANDABLE AND NOT WITHOUT MERIT. HOWEVER, WE WILL NOT BE PARTY TO A
SITUATION LIKE YOU SUGGESTED AND QUITE FRANKLY, I TAKE EXCEPTION TO WHAT YOU ARE IMPLYING. YOUR ATM CARD PACKAGE IS REAL AND LEGITIMATE.SO RIGHT NOW YOU ARE REQUIRED TO SEND US YOUR FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO ENABLE US PROCEED IMMEDIATELY.

FULL NAME:
ADDRESS:
STATE:
ZIP CODE:
DIRECT CONTACT NUMBER:
OCCUPATION:
TRANSACTION CODE 7777:

AS SOON AS YOU READ THIS MESSAGE, DO NOT HESITATE TO EMAIL ME WITH THE FULL INFORMATION ON MY EMAIL AS STATED BELOW, SO THAT I CAN FACILITATE THE RELEASE AND DISPATCH OF YOUR VISA ATM CARD PACKAGE AND DELIVER TO YOUR HOME ADDRESS. THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU AS YOU LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR EMAIL WITH THE PAYMENT INFORMATION.

CONGRATULATIONS
YOURS IN SERVICES
MR FRANK WILLIAMS
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)
MY DIRECT LINE:+299-61517561
EMAIL ADDRESS:frankwilliams976@aol.com

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