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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: NOTICE ALERT <onlysisterkate@gmail.com>
Reply-To: atmoperationofficer@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2021 17:36:22 +0100
Subject: YOUR ATM Card Instant Access Easy Payment'''

United Bank For Africa PLC
57 Marina , Lagos Island, Lagos Nigeria
Chief Financial Officer.
ATM Head of Operation

US$10.5 Million, ATM master card Payment
Attention bona-fide beneficiary:
I am Ugochukwu Nwaghodoh ATM Head of Operation Department UBA Bank Plc,
I resumed to this office on the 20th of last Month and during my
official research
last week I discovered an abandoned ATM Card valued sum of US$10.5
Million with card number 5321452123403456 belonging to you as the rightfully
intimate beneficiary as records shown that you are among one of the individuals
and organizations who are yet to receive their overdue payment from overseas
which includes those of Contract Payment,Lottery/Gambling/ and Inheritance
Payment From 2010 years ago till 2021 records. wish to pay through
your preferable
means by ATM Card! you 've been identify by your mailing address attached with
your ATM Card right here on my desk, I tried to know why this card
have not been
released to you but I was told that the formal ATM head of operation
who left this
office two months ago with-held your card for his own personal use
without knowing
that I will not approve or support him to take your card.now that your
ATM Master
card is still available for you to pick it up here in our bank, I want
to know how you
wish to receive your ATM card along with your four digits access pin
code number.
You can come here in our bank to pick up your card direct from my
office.alternatively
it can be send to your address through any registered reliable courier
service company
that you will take care of the courier charge only, I don't know the
cost of shipping the
card to you but if you permit me I will go to the courier shipment
company to find out
the cost, in that case you will be required to forward to me your
shipment address
details below; Notice,Notice, be informed that the Custom Clearance
Delivery permit
papers required has already been settled and secured by Authority Uba
banking group!
guarantee receipt copy will be attach, to avoid delays, please
reconfirm with this
details below; to avoid any mistakes while delivering your Fund,


Your Name in full:.....
Your Country............
Your City/Nearest Airport.......
Your House Address:......
Your Age/.......Sex:.....
Your Occupation..............
Your Copy of Your ID......
Your Home/Cell Phone:or your private number...

We shall be expecting to receive your information as you have to stop
any further
communication with anybody or office.
to enable find out the shipment cost to your location.and more details
of your ATM
card payment will be made known to you as soon as I receive your swift positive
response, to enable you know the amount programmed for your ATM daily
withdrawal.
Do call or text me on:+23490594441111 as soon as you receive this
message.email office
here (atmoperationofficer@gmail.com)

Thanks For your anticipated co-operation and understanding. We will
serve You better,


Best Regards
Mr Ugochukwu A. Nwaghodoh
Group Chief Financial Officer.
Tel: +23490594441111
ATM Head of Operation,

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