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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: "Linnie M. Haynesworth" <rt.c.foss1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: de.service2006@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2021 16:24:11 -0700
Subject: Attention To This Urgent Message!!

Attention To This Urgent Message!!

This is to bring to your notice that because of the impossibility of
your fund transfer through our western union network here, we have
credited your total fund of $6.399,478.00 Legitimate USD into an ATM
VISA card, and we have paid the delivery
fee of your ATM VISA card to you, we paid it because your ATM VISA
card worth of $6.399,478.00 which we have registered for delivery has
less than 13 days to expire in the custody of the DHL Company and when
it expires, the money will go into
federal government treasury account.

For that we decided to help you pay off the money so that your ATM
VISA card will not expire, because we trust that when

you receive this your ATM VISA card,definitely you must pay us back
and even compensate us for helping you. Like we stated earlier, the
delivery charges have been paid,therefore the only money you were
advised to send to them is their official
security keeping fees of $25 usd every day.

Like I stated earlier, the crediting re-activation, delivery and the
company registration charges has been paid by me, but I did not pay
their official security keeping fees since they refused, they refused
and the reason is that they do not know when you are going to contact
them and the demurrage might have increased by then, They told me that
their official security keeping fees is $25.00 only and I deposited
yesterday the 3rd of September 2021 Therefore you should contact them
with the below contact information.

Contact Christian G. Andrew for the delivery your funds,
Email christian.gabriel.andrew45@gmail.com

Try to contact them today and also send him the security official
security keeping charge to avoid increasing their fees and let me know
once you receive this your ATM VISA CARD.

Contact them today with your full information requested below:

Your Full Name;............
Your Country;................
Your Residence Home Address;.............
A Copy of You Identification................ ...
Your Direct Phone ;............................. ..
Your Cell;......................... ..............
Age/Sex;...................... ..................

Try to indicate all these codes to him because it will prove that you
are the rightful person that owns the ATM visa card deposited in their
custody.

Shipment Code awb :33xzs,
ATM Card Registered Code No xgt442:
Security Code sctc:2001dhx:567:
Transaction Code 233:cstc:101:33028:
Certificate Deposit code: sctc:bun.xxiv:78:01
Depositor: Linnie M. Haynesworth, Director, SunTrust Banks, Inc,
Intelligence & National Security Alliance.

This is to avoid wrong delivery, do that urgently to avoid an increase of
their keeping fees and let us know once you receive your ATM VISA CARD.

Yours sincerely
Linnie M. Haynesworth, Director, SunTrust Banks, Inc,
Intelligence & National Security Alliance.

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