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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. Gen Nge" <gennge27@gmail.com>
Reply-To: julietellen@naver.com
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2021 21:19:31 +0100
Subject: My regards to your family.

A pleasant greeting to you and your family, I have tried all my
possible best to see that your ATM VISA CARD will be successfully
airlifted and safely delivered to your address by tomorrow as planned.
Having reviewed all the obstacles and problems to see that your ATM
CARD is insured as it was required to do by the Courier Company.

In line with this, I tried my best and raised $100 out of the $150.00
that was needed by the Courier Company for the insurance of your ATM
CARD. I did this since you have not been able to raise the $150.00
which is needed. Therefore, all you will now send is $50.00 only
nothing more. The Director of the Courier Company promised that he
will give you tracking information which you can use to monitor your
package while on transit till it finally gets to your address.

You should see this as a duty on your side to get the remaining
balance of $50.00 and send it to the Courier Company today. If you are
able to make this payment immediately, your ATM CARD will be
dispatched this evening as they have promised to do. I assure you of
this delivery and you will be more than happy. Take note; On the
parcel, you will find a brown envelope sealed together inside the
package, a secret code 4 digit number that is the code you need to
access the ATM CARD.

The amount credited on the card is $2.5 million dollars you can
withdraw $20,000 per day until the $2.5 million dollars is fully paid
to you. Try and send the $50 now so that the Courier Company will
carry on your delivery this evening, you will receive an ATM CARD
tomorrow by 4:00pm. Make sure you give your full name and delivery
address to the Courier Company to avoid delivery to the wrong address.

SEND THE $50.00 VIA GIFT CARD TO THE COURIER COMPANY

Please do this right away. They are waiting to dispatch your delivery
earlier today, once you send the $50.00 iTunes gift card or Amazon
gift card you should forward the payment cash receipts details to me
for acknowledgement, send the iTunes gift card or Amazon gift card to
Courier express delivery company.

Courier Agent: Mrs. Juliet Ellen:
E-mail: julietellen@naver.com

I am giving you 100% guarantee, within 1 hour of time upon receipt of
the $50.00 from you, the ATM CARD will be dispatched for delivery to
your address and you will receive it tomorrow. As soon as you received
the ATM CARD, kindly get back to us to know about the successful
delivery to you okay

Thank you,
Mr. Gen Nge
Foreign Remittance Department

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