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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. Martin Fernando" < Martin.@estate.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr. Martin Fernando" <ej7260423@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2019 08:49:29 +0900 (JST)
Subject: CONGRATULATION FROM ATM PAYMENT CENTER

To email id owners only.

Series of meetings have been held over the past 3 months with the secretary general of the United Nations Organization and Secretary to the United Bank for Africa, This ended 3 days ago with the Directors and representatives respectively in full attendance. The above organizations after prolonged deliberations on series of complaints received from scam victims has unanimously agreed to compensate all scam victim with a clear verifiable proof with the sum of $5.5 usd Five Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollar each from Federal Republic of Nigeria. Your Email Address was among the list of victims submitted to our office by the United States Fraud investigation Department and final investigation by our secret agents who has been monitoring your correspondence via special tracking device has shown that you are truly a victim of scam. It is obvious that you have not received your fund which is to the tune of $5.500,000.00 due

to past corrupt Governmental Officials who almost held the fund to themselves for their selfish reason and some individuals who have taken advantage of your fund all in an attempt to swindle your fund which has led to so many losses from your end and unnecessary delay in the receipt of your fund.Right now we have finally succeeded in getting your ATM CARD worth of $5.5 million out of delivery, your ATM CARD with the help of Adams Mole Attorney General of Federal High Court of Justice NIGERIA REPUBLIC which act as your foreign Attorney representative here in NIGERIA REPUBLIC. So every necessary arrangement has been made successfully with the Agent Eric Jones. the ATM CARD is well updated so you are advice to re-confirm your full delivery information to the Agent right now as he is currently at John F. Kennedy International Airport (NYC), Sterling, VA 20166, USA with your ATM CARD, As he called me this morning to inform me that there is no time to waste due to his flight ticket,

So the Information you are Required to Reconfirm to the Agent is as Follow.

(1)Your Full Name========
(2)Mobile Phone Number=====
(3)Current Home Address======
(4)Country=========
(5)City==========
(6)Nearest Airport====

Contact you Agent below he is at at John F. Kennedy International Airport ( NYC (USA)) Name- Agent Eric Jones Contact r at his email (ej7260423@gmail.com) please call or text him at his Phone number (202) 794-5823) and also try to reply back the massage he will respond to you immediately.So contact him to deliver your parcel package first thing tomorrow morning please try to reply back the massage he will respond to you immediately.

Thanks for your understanding and cooperation

Yours faithfully
Mr. Martin Fernando
Agent for Director of dhl international
Delivery company Nigeria Republic
Mobile: +234 8168237714
Email. (dhlcompany10@aol.com)

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