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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: David Johnson <davidj8987@gmail.com>
Reply-To: pjeffery601@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2021 14:46:50 +0100
Subject: Dear Beneficiary

This is to officially inform you that an Automated ATM Card Number:
(342 5424 6543) valued US$15.5M,has been credited in your favor in bid
to compensate you on your contract payment since you are the Next on
our Inherited payment file for this third quarter of 2021 Our card
Section will be sending you an (ATM CARD) which you could use to
withdraw your money from any Automated Machine where there is a POS
LOGO, VISA OR INTERSWITCH across the globe.

Please understand that your maximum daily withdrawal cash (limit) is
Five Thousand United States Dollars Only but, you could shop with
your card to a daily limit of Fifty Thousand United States Dollars
Only ($50,000.00), but we could increase your daily withdrawal limit
upon your request for us to do so.

Note: Your first Personal Identification Number (P.I.N) is ATM-(4479),
but, procedures on how you could change your (P.I.N.) is included in
the banking package to be mailed to your designated address.

Therefore, you are to contact our Dispatching Officer through the below details:

Mr. RONALD LEE
Email:
atmdepartme46@gmail.com

Finally, while contacting the Dispatching Officer, you are to provide
him with your correspondences for immediate dispatch of your (ATM
Card) including your direct telephone numbers for easier access to
communicate with you.

* Your Full Name:
* Full Address:
* Personal Email or Fax
* Phone number:
* Age:
* Gender;
* Occupation:
* country:

Congratulation In Advance.

Regards

Thanks

ATM DEPT

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