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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: "Timothy J. Sloan" <josep1hikelie@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mosese95@outlook.com
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2021 06:53:28 -0700
Subject: FROM U.S BANK CUSTOMER CARE


Pour votre sécurité, nous avons désactivé les liens présents dans cet
e-mail. Si vous pensez que cet e-mail est sûr, indiquez qu’il ne s’agit pas
de spam.
1239 BAY AREA BLVD. #205
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77058 USA
United States
Pls, Contact to Alt. office1service@asia.com


Greetings from the U.S. Bank. This is the second time we are sending you
this mail in regards to your fund inheritance payment in our custody.

Does it means that you are no more interested of making the claim of your
outstanding fund US $33 Billion US Dollars, of yours which have successful
channel through ATM VISA CARD and up till this moment you have decided to
remain silent after I have personally took an Oath for you to secure this
fund.

With all due respect, if you really know that you are no more interested of
making this claim of your outstanding fund of yours kindly update me now to
cancel this transaction since your negative thought does not allow you to
believe on the reality so send me a declaration letter stated that you are
no more interested of making the claim so that I will cancel the
transaction. What makes you think that you will not secure your fund and
have Access of the fund as Beneficiary.

In respect of your fund inheritance payment $33 Billion US Dollars, we the
bank authorities US Bank of Chicago IL, head office will send you a new ATM
VISA CARD that will accumulate your total funds of $33 Billion USD
according to the instruction from our creditor department here in the bank
today. After the board of directors meeting held on the 30th August 2021
the total payment was approved for payment to you in new ATM VISA CARD
which you must use to make withdraw of your fund in any ATM slotting
machine around the world with maximum amount of $25,000 USD in daily
payment until you cash the total payment of $33 Billion USD credited in
your ATM account.

Meanwhile, you have to send the required fee of $50USD request for obtain
the Affidavit of claim (CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE) in your transaction with
government of your fund origin been Federal Justice Lagos Nigeria, the US
Monitory Fund Investigation Union head office in Washington DC capital
United State of America will declare your payment free from any money
laundry and terrorism drug money sponsor activities to enable our service
have the authority of release the payment to you and register it with US
MAILING POST for over-night delivery to your address within 24 Hrs.

Furthermore, Reconfirm the following information

Full Name......
Current delivery address..
Mobile phone number...
Direct phone number....

And here is information to send the fee to them because all modality has
already been worked out even before you were contact and noted; also all we
request from you is to follow our instruction so we can deliver your ATM
parcel to your address today.

*Send the $50usd only to (GOOGLE PLAY CARD ITUNES CARD PETER ONYI) through
RIA OR WORLD REMIT MONEY TRANSFER SERVICE as list following to enable them
release the document today*

RECEIVERS NAME: PETER ONYI
COUNTRY::::BENIN REPUBLIC
ADDRESS:::::COTONOU
AMOUNT:........ $50 USD Only
MTCN....
OR SENDING ITUNES CARD OR GOOGLE GIFT CARD FORWARD THE COPY PICTIURE
CODE.....

I advice you to go now and send this Fee immediately without any delay and
update me because I want you to secure this fund as a agreed and signed.
Send us the MTCN Control Numbers or money gram reference number once you
make the payment so we can direct it to the right office imposition to
release the document. And immediately you make the payment to them the
document will sign and your ATM parcel will deliver to your address without
delay.

please do not delay to send this fee Today because this is a last chance
and final conclusion you supposed to receiving of your funds to rejoice
right now with your family.

Yours in service.
Mr Timothy J. Sloan
CEO U.S BANK
Pls, Contact to Alt.(service1office@post.com

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