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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. Peter Perry" <it@aquiretraining.com>
Reply-To: claxtonpaul00@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 02:28:04 +0200
Subject: Re: IRREVOCABLE PAYMENT ORDER VIA (ATM CARD.)

IRREVOCABLE PAYMENT ORDER VIA (ATM CARD.)

Dear...

We have actually been authorized by the newly appointed United
Nation’s Secretary-General, and the governing body of the UNITED
NATION’S Monetary Unit, to investigate the unnecessary delay on
your payment, recommended and approved in your favor. During the
course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that your
payment has been unnecessarily delayed by corrupt officials of
the Bank who are trying to divert your funds into their private
accounts.

To forestall this, security for your funds was organized in the
form of your Personal Identification Number (PIN) (ATM CARD) and
this will enable only you to have direct control over your funds
in the (ATM CARD). We will monitor this payment ourselves to
avoid the hopeless situation created by the Officials of the
bank. An irrevocable payment guarantee has been issued by the
Presidency of the United State on your payment. However, we are
happy to inform you that based on our recommendation/instructions,
your complete contract funds has been credited in your favor through (ATM CARD).

You are therefore advised to contact: MR. Paul Claxton, the
GENERAL MANAGER OPERATIONS, through the e-mail
address:claxtonpaul00@gmail.com Contact him now for the delivery
of your (ATM CARD). As soon as you establish a contact with him,
an ATM card will be issued to you immediately that you can use to
withdraw your funds in any ATM machine in any part of the world.
But, the maximum is Ten Thousand dollars per day. So if you like
to receive your funds through this means you are advised to
contact the ATM card payment center with the following
information as stated below:

(1A) HOME PHONE NUMBER:
(1B) CELL/MOBILE PHONE NUMBER:

(2) YOUR ADDRESS WHERE YOU WANT YOUR ATM CARD SENT :
(P.O BOX NOT ACCEPTABLE)

(3) YOUR AGE:

(4) CURRENT OCCUPATION:

(5) YOUR FULL NAME:

(6) YOUR MARITAL STATUS:

NOTE: WITH YOUR CORRECT AND VALID DETAILS. ALSO, BE INFORMED THAT
THE AMOUNT TO BE PAID NOW IS $4.5 MILLION.

We expect your urgent response to this email to enable us to
monitor this payment effectively, thereby, making contact with
MR. Paul Claxton, as directed to avoid further delay.

CONGRATULATIONS.
Mark Philip

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