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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: peter west <sun840144@gmail.com>
Reply-To: atmcommission979@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2021 13:29:26 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION DEAR,

ATTENTION DEAR,

I wish to use this medium to inform you that your CONTRACT/INHERITANCE
Payment of USD$10,500,000.00 (Ten Million Five Hundred United States
Dollars)
from CENTRAL BANK OF BENIN have been RELEASED and APPROVED for
onward transfer to you via an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw
all the USD$10,500,000.00 in any ATM SERVICE MACHINE in any part of the world.

We have mandated United Bank For Africa, to send you the ATM CARD and
PIN NUMBER which you will use to withdraw all your US$10.5Million
Dollars in any ATM SERVICE MACHINE in any part of the world, but the
maximum you can withdraw in a day is US$10,000.00 Only.

You are therefore advice to contact the Head of ATM CARD Department of
United Bank Africa (UBA);

Contact Person: Mr.Peter West,
Office email address: atmcommission979@gmail.com
Phone No +229 65875819

Tell Mr.Peter West, that you received a message from the CENTRAL BANK
OF BENIN. Instructing him to send you the ATM CARD and PIN NUMBER
which you will use to withdraw your USD$10.5 Million Dollars in any
ATM SERVICE MACHINE in any part of the world, also send him your
direct phone number
and contact address where you want him to send the ATM CARD and PIN
NUMBER to you.

We are very sorry for the plight you have gone in the past
years.

Thanks for adhering to this instruction and once again
accept our congratulations.

Best Regards.

Mr. Godwin Emefiele.
Executive Governor,
Central Bank of BENIN (CBB)

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