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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: "Mrs. Caroline Verona" <justice.hon.mr.richard.ibe.icp@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsveronicaandersonununit@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2021 22:47:05 +0100
Subject: Delivery of Your ATM Visa Card.

Türkiye Kalkınma Bankası
Baglar Mah Osmanpasa Cad,
No 9 Gunesli, Bagcilar,
Istanbul, TR-34209
Turkey
+90 (200) 454 07 87

Delivery of Your Visa Debit Card,

We are here to let you know that United Nations (UN) brought your ATM
Visa Card here in our bank this afternoon, as one of their scam victim
compensation payment. At the same time, said that the value of the ATM
Visa Card is US1.5M (One Million Five Hundred Thousand United State
Dollars). Which is the total amount inside your ATM Visa Card here.
And at the same time paid for the delivery of your ATM Visa Card, and
all the clearance to avoid any stoppage on the way of delivery.

Now, the delivery of your ATM Visa Card is ready, as you can see that
United Nations has paid for the delivery of your card and all the
clearance. But before your card will be dispatch today, it's needed to
be activate so that it can work in your country and dispense money and
be useful once you receive it there in your Country.

What you need to do right now in other to activate your ATM Visa Card
now, so that it can be able to dispatch to your delivery address
today. You are going to buy ANY TYPE OF GIFT CARD @ $50 ONLY, such as
iTunes card, Steam card, GOOGLE PLAY card, Amazon Express card etc. Go
any store around you, buy any one of this cards stratch it and send it
across to us immediately for the activation of your ATM Visa Card
immediately.

As you can see now, that all the clearance concerning your ATM Visa
Card has been done, both the delivery fee too, all has been paid by
United Nations. Once we receive any one of this gift card @ $50 only,
your ATM Visa Card will be activated and at the same time dispatch to
your delivery address immediately.

Make sure that you re-confirm your full name, delivery address and
your phone number too, to avoid any wrong sending of your ATM Visa
Card;

1. Your full name
2. Your delivery address
3. Telephone number

Your immediate response is needed so that your ATM Visa Card will be
activate and dispatch to your delivery address immediately without any
delay or stoppage on the way.

Yours in service
Mrs. Caroline Verona
Operation Manager
Türkiye Kalkınma Bankası

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