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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: "Diplomatic agent Mr. Oscar Williams" <bankworld135@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sandyspringbankunited@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2021 10:21:18 +0100
Subject: Your ATM card is available to receive now ,


Address: 14404 Baltimore Avenue,Laurel,MD20707 ,
Your ATM card is available to receive now ,

I have been planning on how to get things in order for you. Right now,
everything has been completed and this is to let you know that I have
finalized with the bank manager, to credit your ( US$10,500,000,00 ) to an
ATM VISA CARD. So, your inherited funds of ( US$10,500,000,00 ) have been
converted and credited to an ATM VISA CARD. This is to bring to your notice
that I have paid the re-activation fee and the delivery of your ATM VISA
CARD.

I paid it because the ATM Card worth of $900,000,00 USD will expire and
when it expires, the whole money will go into Federal Government treasury
account in world power here, so because of that I decided to help you pay
off the money so that the ATM Card fund will not expire, and I’m convinced
that when you receive your ATM VISA Card that you must pay me back all my
money and even compensate me for helping you.

Now I want you to contact the ATM card office with your home /office
address and phone number that you prefer for the delivery to be made so
that they can deliver your ATM Visa Card to your designated address in your
country without any delay. Like I stated earlier, the delivery charges have
been paid but I did not pay their official security keeping fees because
they refused. They refused, the reason is that they do not know when you
are going to contact them and the demur-rage might have increased. They
told me that their keeping fees are $25 per day, while I deposited it this
week 29;10;2021.

Below is the Contact Information of the ATM office, contact Sandy Spring
Bank United Mr. Daniel J Schrider ( sandyspringbankunited01@accountant.com
) Contact them today to avoid an increase of their keeping fees and let me
know once you receive your ATM Visa card.

Thanks, and best regards.
Best Regards.
Mr. Williams Oscar

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