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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. Herbart Idum" <william.betha.office@gmail.com>
Reply-To: postofficegoodsservice@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2021 10:26:04 -0700
Subject: Contact Post office to receive your ATM Card

Contact Post office to receive your ATM Card Package

Attn: Dear Customer,

I have been planning on how to get things being in order to you.
Right now everything has been completed and this is to let you know
that I have finalized with the bank manager, to credit your ($3.900,
000.00 Million USD) to an ATM VISA CARD. So your inherited funds of
($3.900, 000.00 Million USD) has been converted and credited to an ATM
VISA CARD. This is to bring to your notice that I have paid the
re-activation fee and I have deposited your ATM Parcel to Post Service
office to posting your ATM to your posting address.

I want you to contact the Post office with your home /office address
that you prefer for the posting to be made so that they can post your
ATM Visa Card to your designated address in your country without any
delay.

Like I stated earlier, I have paid the ATM activation fee but I did
not pay their postage fee because they refused, the reason is that
they do not know when you are going to contact them. So only postage
fee of $67 you will send to post office then they will post your ATM
Master Card to your posting address in your country immediately.

Contact Post office to send the $67 to them to enable post your ATM
immediately Post Office Email: (postofficegoodsservice@gmail.com)

Thanks and remain bless
Regards. Mr. Herbart Idum

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