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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: king terry <benterry177@gmail.com>
Reply-To: revfatherkingterry@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2021 14:54:32 +0100
Subject: Urgent Attention Dear beneficiary

Attention Distinguished Beneficiary.

We have arranged your payment through our ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER in
Europe, America,Africa and Asia Pacific; this is part of an
instruction/mandate passed by the Senate in respect to overseas
contract payment and debt re-scheduling.we will send
you an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw your money via ATM
MACHINE in any part of the world,and the maximum daily twice $6,000
each, limit is 12 Thousand United States Dollars per a day your fund
valued sum at twenty five Million Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars {$25.5Million}, If you desire to receive your fund this way
back with your full info.

Contact Email ,, dhld2994@gmail.com

Kindly re-confirm your below info:

1. YOUR FULL NAMES:______
2. Delivery Address:_______
3 PHONE NUMBER:_________
4. CELL NUMBERS:_______
5. EMAIL ADDRESS:________
6.. SEX:_____
7. AGE:_____
8. OCCUPATION:________
9. COUNTRY:___________
10. CITY:________
11. COPY OF You're PASSPORT OR ID.
12, your Extrae mail address-------
13, your city code number ,,,, and name....

we shall be expecting to receive your information as you have to stop
any further communication with anybody or officer.Thanks for your
co-operation.


Best Regard

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