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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: ATM VISA CARD <interpoloffice376@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dr.zike_ozel@aol.com
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2021 05:05:45 -0700
Subject: ATM VISA CARD OF $3.5MILLIION DOLLARS

Ms. Carman L. Lapointe.
United Nations Under-Secretary
General for Internal Oversight
E-mail: (dr.zike_ozel@aol.com)

Dear Unpaid Beneficiary ,

This is a message from the UN in association with federal bodies and
all commercials banks in the world about a lasting solution on
beneficiaries who have not received there winning/Inheritance Fund
either from banks or the governments, after series of complains from
the FBI and other Security agencies from Asia, Europe, Oceania,
Antarctica, South America and the United States of America
respectively, against the Federal Government of Nigeria and the
British Government for the rate of scam activities going on in these
two nations. Please open the following link to view my United Nations
profile: http://www.un.org/sg/senstaff_details.asp?smgID=147

Sincerely, you are a lucky person because we have just discovered that
some top Nigerian and British Government Officials are interested in
your fund and they are working seriously to frustrate you and divert
your fund into their personal account, but we have brought a solution
to this problem which you are been faced, by normalizing in your favor
a part payment in total of $3.5millionUSD. This fund will be send to
you via ATM visa card, so all you have to do is to call and email the
CEO of the Access Bank (Mr. Augustine Nwabia) you should send him your
full Name and telephone number/your correct mailing address where you
want him to send the ATM visa card to you. Contact Mr. Augustine
Nwabia immediately for your ATM visa card with the following
information.

1. Full name
2. Your Country
3. Phone and Fax number
4. Address were you want them to send the ATM Card.
5. Your age and current occupation
6. Attach copy of your identification:

Person to Contact: Mr. Augustine Nwabia

We sincerely apologize on behalf of good people of Nigeria for the
plight you have gone through in the past years in receiving your
inheritance money. Thanks for adhering to this instruction and once
again accept our congratulations.

Sincerely yours,

Ms. Carman L. Lapointe.
United Nations Under-Secretary
General for Internal Oversight.

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