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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 David Mark <agentjohnsonnmark@gmail.com>
Reply-To: barr.zealrobert@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 04:16:48 -0700
Subject: CONTACT MY SECRETARY FOR YOUR ATM CARD GIFT.

Beloved Friend,

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family? I hope
this mail meets you in a perfect condition.You may not understand why
this mail came to you. But if you do not remember me, you might have
received an email from me in the past regarding a multi-million-dollar
business proposal which we never concluded.I am using this opportunity
to inform you that the multi-million-dollar business has been
concluded with another person who financed it to a logical conclusion.
I thank you for you're great effort to our unfinished transfer of fund
into your account due to one reason or the other best known to you.
But I want to inform you that I have successfully transferred the fund
out of the bank to my new partner's account in China that was capable
of assisting me in this great venture.

Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trustworthiness you showed
during the course of the transaction I want to compensate you and show
my gratitude to you with the sum of $2,000,000.00. I have left an ATM
CARD for you worth $2,000,000.00 cash able anywhere in the world. My
dear friend I will like you to contact my secretary: Rev.Father James
Ubaka , for the collection of this ATM CARD.

I have authorized him to release the ATM CARD to you as soon as you
contact him regarding this issue. At the moment, I am very busy here
in China for investment with my new partner. Please I will like you to
accept this token with good faith as this is from the bottom of my
heart. Also comply with Rev.Father James UKaka so that he will send
the ATM CARD to you without any delay, contact him on the below
contact information:

Name: Rev. Father James UKaka
Address: No 4 Ikeja drive dolphins Lagos-Nigeria
Email: (rev.fatherjames_ubaka@yahoo.com.hk)
Phone: +234 8085823082

Please reconfirm the below information.

1. Your full names
2. Your house address
3. You’re direct Telephone number
4. A Copy of your identity card.



Thanks and God bless you and your family, hope to hear from you soon.

Best Regards,
Mr David Mark.

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