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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: "Peter Godwin" (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2019 22:54:09 +0100
Subject: COMPENSATION PAYMENT OF US$1,500,000.00!!!

>From (UNITED NATIONS). http://www.un.org/sg The U.S.A Government World Bank I.M.F And United Nations Organization, this is to inform you of your long overdue Payment outstanding in our records. We saw your name in the Central Computer among list of unpaid inheritance claims individuals and have to update your information's through this email contact for immediate confirmation. Your name appeared among the beneficiaries who will receive a part-payment of the sum of $1.5Million USD to you, Credited to Online Bank ATM Card account that was set up for you in World Bank and it has been approved already months ago. However we received an email from one (MR. BRIGHT HOFFMAN) who told us That he is your next of kin and that you died in a car accident last four months back. He has also submitted his contact information's to the office department for the delivery of your ATM Card to him as your inheritor. We are now verifying by contacting your email address as we have in our Bank records before we can make the delivery to him and for us to conclude confirmation if you are dead or not. Please, confirm response immediately to us before our action release your ATM Card to him against your name listed out. Upon this, I request you send your full personal information as soon as possible to our ATM Card Payment Center to enable them finalize with the delivery of you ATM Card to you. Your Full Names:_____________ Contact Address:_____________ Mobile Phone:_____________ Home Phone:_____________ Fax:_____________ Occupation:_____________ Marital Status:_____________ Age:_____________ In order to resolve this problem, Please contact ( Our ATM Card Payment Center)immediately for the delivery of your ATM Card via their below contact. Contact Henry Cole, immediately for your ATM SWIFT CARD: Contact e-mail : hcoledr1@zoho.com Tel: +234 906 857 3538 Thanks and God bless you and your family. Hoping to hear from you as soon as you receive your ATM Card. Making the world a better place Regards, Peter Godwin Federal Ministry of Finance For United Nations

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