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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: "Stephen Obie." <mukailaa299@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sobie367@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2021 04:31:03 -0400
Subject: GREAT JOY.

Good day,

Please, do not take this message and its information as a joke because
doing so will be at your peril / detriment. I don't have much to say here
but will make it brief and straight to the point for your quick action. I
am sending this message to you in private with fear for my life, family and
work.

As a believer, if I see injustice and I don't speak in time or do something
to prevent it from happening, it will be an unforgivable sin to my
conscience. My faith and work ethics will never condone wickedness, fraud
and ill gotten wealth. If you haven't received your compensation or ATM
Card worth $2.2 Million US Dollars, know that my boss is the reason and
brain behind your unpaid compensation.

I repeat, the reason you haven't successfully received your ATM Card and
Scam victims Restitution funds valued $2.2 Million US Dollars, is because
my boss and his counterparts don't want it liquidated to you. For your
information, I found 36 unclaimed ATM Cards in my boss office and one of
the cards belongs to you.

These Cards have been issued since JANUARY 2021, in fact the reports he
planned submitting next week to the headquarters and appropriate government
departments contains false information that claims all ATM Cards and scam
victims remuneration funds have successfully been paid and delivered to
their recipients. I don't know why my boss chose to be this wicked to you.

Before work closed yesterday, I overheard my boss discussing on the phone
with someone that I don't know in person to use his/her influence and
connections to compromise the ATM Cards in his possession so that they will
siphon / redirect the funds in the cards for personal use. So I quickly
took a few of the ATM Cards that I could lay hands on when knocking off for
the day, luckily yours was among the ATM Cards I grabbed and had to search
for your contact information through the payment report file at the office
to send you this private email. I can't message you from my work official
email domain account because my boss has the password and monitors every
communication that goes out and comes in through it.

However, I am going to help keep your ATM Card with me for a few more days
until you can arrange for the pick up and delivery. Please reconfirm your
ID Card, Full name, direct telephone / mobile number and contact address
for me to be sure that I am in communication with the bona fide beneficiary.

Nevertheless, I have notified other beneficiaries of these cards in my
possession to come forward for the retrieval and they have begun
arrangements for the pick up / delivery to their respective addresses.
Meanwhile, I don't feel safe and comfortable mentioning names here because
of fear, but if you have had any unsuccessful transactions in the recent
past concerning payment of your funds and compensations, then you should
know whom and what I am talking about. To that effect, I advise you to
treat this message with utmost secrecy and confidentiality for my
protection and the safety of your compensation. My name is Stephen Obie,
personal assistant to the Payment Liquidation Officer (PLO), Scam Victims
Restitution Funds.

Please, keep this notification and my name private for my and my family's
protection and as well as the safety of your compensation. Nonetheless, If
i don't hear from you within 72 hours of sending this email, i shall return
your ATM Card back to where i took it. I sincerely hope that this good news
information will help heal old wounds and finally bring you back to a
better financial position that you had always wanted.

I will be Waiting to receive your urgent reply to this message. Contact
Email:(sobie367@gmail.com).

Regards,

Mr.Stephen Obie.

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