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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. JAMES J. WEDICK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ja7432w@bk.ru>
Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2021 12:17:14 +0100
Subject: RE:FBI RECOVERY OF DIVERTED ATM CARD zzz

Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI
John F. Kennedy International Airport
 
 
RE:FBI RECOVERY OF DIVERTED ATM CARD
 
 
I am contacting you personally to notify you of our discovery as well  as get some facts from you because recently we arrested a Peru  Citizen  who works with a custom office in John Kennedy International Airport  New York with an ATM CARD bearing your  name on it as the beneficiary and  the owner of the card. However the  entire parcel containing the proof of claim of ownership which includes 4 digit secret PIN # also in your name has also been recovered from him.
 
After we arrested and interrogated him, he confessed his name as Mr.   Juan Foster who works with the Chief Control  Custom office, in John Kennedy International Airport  New York  He further  confessed that he was approached by chief Control Custom  about the  diversion of a parcel containing ATM MASTER CARD belonging to one foreigner which he agreed and then they collaborated to divert your  ATM MASTER CARD  value USD$10,5 Million Dollars from been dispatched to the real destination.
 
To further conclude our investigation, we would like to hear from you immediately to enable us to send out your ATM card back to you once your  information is the same with what we have here in our record. Awaiting  your immediate response re-confirming your full contact details for verification  and investigation so that the card can be sent to you. 
The details we need  are as follows:
 
1. Your Full names
2. Your contact address.
3. Your Direct Phone Number.  
 
Best Regards,
 
 
MR. JAMES J. WEDICK
FBI AGENT
John F. Kennedy International Airport
E-mail: ja7432w@bk.ru

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