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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: <izikd@qbialik.org.il>
Reply-To: <officefile_0112@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2021 11:56:44 -0800
Subject: Attention for your outstanding payment

Attention for your outstanding payment

How are you doing, hoping all is well with you and your family? We know you might have forgotten about this outstanding compensation payment due to a delay in the delivery up till now. We are hereby writing to inform you that your payment file was found in our office and we discovered that your Compensation payment worth the sum of one million two hundred thousand United States Dollars {$120,000,000.00} have not been sent to you as it was instructed by The Economic Community of West African States(ECO-WAS) We are here to inform you that your payment has been converted into ATM Visa/Master Card to free it from Confiscating, and all necessary arrangement your ATM VISA/MASTER CARD Payment worth of {$120,000,000.00} has been granted for your payment through Our ATM Card Department Center.

Now Your ATM Visa/Master Card is well packaged with every legal document to convey it not having any problem with anybody therefore we are hereby inviting you to our office here in Benin, Office Address, Commented Bank, Cotonou Jean-Paul 1BP 325, Benin Republic, to enable us to complete the normal formalities and activation process of your ATM Visa Card and issue the Secret PIN CODE/NUMBER to enable you to start using it at any ATM MACHINE worldwide of your choice nearest to you, as soon as it is activated, But if you are unable to come down here in our office in person you will be required to update our ATM Department Center with your contact delivery details as stated below so that they will proceed with the necessary arrangement for the delivery your ATM VISA/MASTER CARD.

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Tony Elumelu
Chairman of Heirs Holdings, the United Bank for Africa
Email: tonyelumeluchairman@accountant.com
Tel Phone: +229 52-39-33-36
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