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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: "MRS.ERLINDA E IPSEN" <westernunionoffice908@gmail.com>
Reply-To: unitedbankofamerica393@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2021 03:01:59 -0700
Subject: This is to notify you that your fund USD$10.5 Million has been
programmed in an

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This is to notify you that your fund USD$10.5 Million has been programmed in an
ATM visa card for immediate delivery to you upon reconfirming your
physical destination address as all arrangements has been
finalized and to released to you as the legitimate beneficiary of the fund, via
global ATM visa card.
Your ATM visa card worth USD$10.5 Million united state dollars was with a
delivery service here in United States of America, for we have waited
enough to hear from
you so that your funds can be transferred through Bank of America
here, but due to the
late response we decided to credit the fund through ATM CARD.
Requirements:
(1) Receivers name
(2) Your home address
(3) Your direct telephone
(4) Your passport or ID card
Your ATM visa card withdrawing access PIN number is (0516) take note, once you
receive the card you take it to any POS cash point around your area and slot
the card and enter the PIN number (0516) to activate and start withdrawing
thereafter.
Finally, be informed that we have left an instructions to the delivery company
for urgent delivery of your ATM visa card immediately you forward them the
required information, feel free to get in touch with them today.
Below is the contact information of the delivery company:
DR Brian Moynihan,
+1 520 612 1896


CONTACT EMAIL(unitedbankofamerica393@gmail.com)

Please understand that you will be liable to pay for the delivery fee of your
ATM visa Card.
Regards
MRS.ERLINDA E IPSEN

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