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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: Dr William Mark <officedr735@gmail.com>
Reply-To: atmcard529@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2021 19:51:38 -0800
Subject: Attention Beneficiary

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Attention beneficiaries

Sequel to our series of meetings for the past 6 months, which just
ended with the Directors and Secretary to the United Bank for Africa,
representatives respectively in full attendance. The above
organizations after prolonged deliberations on series of complaints
received from scam victims has unanimously agreed to compensate all
scam victim with a clear verifiable proof with the sum of $1.5 usd One
Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollar each from Federal Republic of
Benin. Your email was among the list of victims submitted to our office
by the United States Fraud investigation Department and final
investigation by our secret agents who has been monitoring your
correspondence via special tracking device has shown that you are truly
a victim of scam.

Right now we have finally succeeded in getting your ATM CARD worth of
$1.5 million out of delivery your ATM CARD with the help of Adams Mole
Attorney General of Federal High Court of Justice BENIN REPUBLIC which
act as your foreign Attorney representative here in BENIN REPUBLIC. So
every necessary arrangement has been made successfully with the Agent
Kenneth Obi the ATM CARD is well updated so you are advice to re-
confirm your full delivery information to the Agent right now as he is
currently at Atlantic City International Airport New Jersey (USA) with
your ATM CARD, As he called me this morning to inform me that he there
is no time to waste due to his flight ticket,

So the Information you are Recuired to Reconfirm to the Agent is as
Follow.

(1)Your Full Name=============
(2)Mobile Phone Number======
(3)Current Home Address========
(4)Country====================
(5)City======================
(6)Nearest Airport ==============

Contact you Agent below he is at Atlantic City International Airport
New Jersey (USA).

Name- Agent.Kenneth Obi
Contact number
please call or text him
22968555404

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