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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.Gladys Anieyo Ekwere" <info@usa.org>
Reply-To: mrskathleen2017@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2019 17:27:45 +0100
Subject: OVER DUE OF YOUR ATM CARD PAYMENT.

Dear Sir/Madam.

Greetings to you ,

OVER DUE OF YOUR ATM CARD PAYMENT.

Am Mrs.Gladys Anieyo Ekwere, of Ministry of Finance and Revenue's Board mailing you in respect of a Package in your names (AUTOMATED ATM MASTER CARD) which contains the sum of $1,800,000,00 (one Million Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) stated as compensation fund from the Federal Ministry of Finance and Revenue's Board in Nigeria.

Note: you have to reconfirm your full information to enable FedEx
Courier Service or UPS Courier Service regional dispatch Agent. To
document and fortify package for safety and immediate dispatch to your home or office address as the sole beneficiary.


Send the following details to this Email address: MRSKATHLEEN2017@GMAIL.COM

1. FULL NAMES.

2. DELIVERY ADDRESS.

3. PHONE NUMBERS.

4. AGE/SEX/OCCUPATION.

5.Your National Identification card.


Regards.

Mrs.Gladys Anieyo Ekwere

Director (Ministry of Finance)

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