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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. Dave West" <hera@wonderph.net>
Reply-To: claxtonpaul00@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2020 15:05:42 -0500
Subject: IRREVOCABLE PAYMENT OF YOUR FUNDS.


IRREVOCABLE PAYMENT ORDER VIA (ATM CARD.) Dear... We have actual=
ly been authorized by the newly appointed United Nation=92s Secretary-Gene=
ral, and the governing body of the UNITED NATION=92S Monetary Unit, to inv=
estigate the unnecessary delay on your payment, recommended and approved i=
n your favor. During the course of our investigation, we discovered with d=
ismay that your payment has been unnecessarily delayed by corrupt official=
s of the Bank who are trying to divert your funds into their private acco=
unts. 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 cr=
eated by the Officials of the bank. An irrevocable payment guarantee has b=
een 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 GE=
NERAL MANAGER OPERATIONS, through the e-mail address: claxtonpaul00@gmail.=
com Contact him now for the delivery of your (ATM CARD). As soon as you es=
tablish 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 lik=
e 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 ADD=
RESS WHERE YOU WANT YOUR ATM CARD SENT : (P.O BOX NOT ACCEPTABLE) (3) =
YOUR AGE: (4) CURRENT OCCUPATION: (5) YOUR FULL NAME: (6) YOUR MARITA=
L 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, t=
hereby, making contact with MR. Paul Claxton, as directed to avoid further=
delay. CONGRATULATIONS. Mark Philip =20

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