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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: Johnson Rob <carolfeatherstone120@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fsccp2007@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2021 05:59:14 -0700
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENT VIA ATM CARD

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ATTENTION:
NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENT VIA ATM CARD

Due to your long over-due fund which you have been finding it
difficult to receive via a Certified Bank Draft issued by
the(info@fmf.gov.ng), we have arranged your payment through our
International ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTRE in Europe, America, Africa and
Asia Pacific; this is part of an instruction/mandate passed by the
Senate in respect to overseas contract Payment and debt re-scheduling.

We will send you an International Swift ATM CARD (Master Card) which
you are to use in accessing your fund via in any ATM MACHINE location
anywhere in the world, and the maximum daily limit is Fifteen
Thousand United States Dollars ($15,000.00USD) valued sum at Two
Million Five hundred thousand United States Dollars {US$2,500,000.00}.
If you desire to receive your fund this way, kindly re-confirm your
details so as to facilitate theImmediate Release of your ATM CARD
immediately.

Your Full Name.................
Full Residential Address.......
Direct and Current Phone.......
Present Country................

Our ATM CODE of conduct is (ATM ****) as this is to be your subject
when responding to our email sent to you{ fsccp2007@yahoo.co.jp } to
prove that truly, you received our email and to differentiate our
office from any fraudulent office who will be claiming to be us. We
shall be expecting to receive your information as you have to stop any
further communication with anybody .

Thank you,
Mr John Robert
ATM Logistics Unit,
Email: fsccp2007@yahoo.co.jp

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