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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: UZOCHUKWU UKPO <unworld45@gmail.com>
Reply-To: anoibe@aol.com
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2021 10:27:49 +0100
Subject: YOUR ATM MASTER CARD.

Dear Partner,,

I know that this letter will hit you by surprise, Due to my tight
schedules I could not contact you earlier before now. I'm happy to
inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under
the cooperation of a new partner from Japan,Presently I'm in Japan now
for an Investment Projects with my own share of the total sum.

Meanwhile, I did not forget your past efforts and attempts to assist
me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us somehow and I
am sorry for what happened that time.*Please Note that I will no
longer be liable for any loss, cost or expense whatsoever, suffered or
incurred by You in connection with the fraudsters. Be warned! I have
deposited your own Compensation Fund of $1.5,000 000.00 Million USD
and I have also paid for the delivery fee, your compensation fund was
deposited as ATM MASTER CARD I want you to contact my secretary his
Name is: Mr. Chidi Pounds, to know when he will be send your ATM
MASTER CARD to you.

NOTED: I have paid for the delivery charges,the final fee you will
have to pay them is the monthly demurrage fee which they would pay the
security department that are guarding your ATM MASTER CARD since the
date of deposited. But if you will be very fast in contacting them,
you will be charged for one month demurrage fee only which will cost
you $158 Dollars USD Only. So I urge you to contact him as soon as you
receive this email. CONTACT: Mr. Chidi Pounds on his E-mail: (
poundsibe@yahoo.com ) Try to contact him as soon as possible to avoid
increase in demurrage fee. I gave him your delivery address but you
have to reconfirm it to him again to avoid any mistakes in the
delivery of your

ATM MASTER CARD. Reconfirm below information to the company.

Your Full Name-----------------------
Your Address-------------------------
Home Telephone-----------------------
Office Telephone---------------------

Note: You are to contact my SECRETARY MR. CHIDI POUNDS, ON HIS EMAIL
ADDRESS::-- ( poundsibe@yahoo.com ) Finally indicate this code:
GM001970 when contacting him, it will identify that you are the real
owner of the ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (
$1.500.000.00 ) ATM MASTER CARD deposited in the company. Do it and
let me know as soon as you receive your ATM CARD and take a proper
account of the content and see that it contains $1.500.000.00.

Best Regards,
Mr. Uzochukwu Ukpo.

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