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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: "Mr. Godwin Ikem." <officefilemail8@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr.aliwhite21@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2022 00:36:58 -0800
Subject: Re: Contact Diplomat Ali White For Your Atm Card 1(209) 243-7380).

ATTENTION DEAR FRIEND.

HOW ARE YOU DOING TODAY, HONESTLY I WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT I HAVE
PAID THE KEEPING FEE, DELIVERY FEE ALSO WITH THE ACTIVATION CHARGES OF
ATM CARD, AND THE DIPLOMAT AGENT IN CHARGE OF ATM PACKAGE DELIVERY HAS
DEPARTS TO MAKE YOUR DELIVERY, I PAY THE KEEPING FEE, DELIVERY FEE AND
ACTIVATION CHARGES OF THE ATM CARD-0451, WORTH OF US$2.8M USD, HAS
SPEND A LOT OF TIMES HERE TO AVOID OVER INCREASING OF THE KEEPING FEE
THAT WOULD CAUSE THE FUNDS TO TRANSFER INTO GOVERNMENT PURSE
(ACCOUNT).

BECAUSE OF THAT I DECIDE TO HELP YOU PAY FOR THE FEES REQUIRED TO BE
PAID HERE, SO THAT DIPLOMAT MR. ALI WHITE, WILL START COMING WITH YOUR
ATM CARD IMMEDIATELY, PLEASE REMEMBER TO GIVE HIM THESE MONEY I PAID
ON HIS WAY COMING BACK, WHEN HE REACH YOUR HOUSE ADDRESS BOTH OF YOU
CAN GO TO ANY ATM MACHINE AROUND YOU FOR TO MAKE WITHDRAW WITH YOUR
ATM CARD TO ENABLE YOU PAY HIM THE SUM OF US$650.00, I PAY ON BEHALF
OF YOU HERE OK.

CONTACT DIPLOMAT MR. ALI WHITE, NOW THAT DEPART WITH YOUR ATM PACKAGE
AND RECONFIRM YOUR FULL CONTACT INFORMATION TO HIM, SO HE WILL KNOW
THAT YOU ARE THE RIGHTFUL OWNER OF THE ATM CARD, BECAUSE HE DEPART
FROM BENIN TODAY, HE WILL ARRIVE TO YOUR COUNTRY AT ANY MOMENT AND THE
ONLY MONEY YOU CAN SEND TO HIM WHEN HE ARRIVED TO YOUR COUNTRY AIRPORT
IS U.S AIRPORT SECURITY CLEARANCE FEE OF US$185.00, TO ENABLE HIM USE
IT TO OBTAIN YOUR COUNTRY AIRPORT CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE.

BELOW IS THE CONTACT INFORMATION OF DIPLOMAT ALI WHITE, IN CHARGE OF
YOUR ATM CARD DELIVERY TRY TO CONTACT HIM WITH YOUR FULL DETAILS FOR
HIM TO BE SURE YOU ARE THE RIGHTFUL OWNER TO RECEIVE THE ATM CARD, YOU
CAN ALSO TEXT HIM A MESSAGE FROM YOUR PHONE TO THIS NUMBER HERE.
1(209) 243-7380). CONTACT HIM WITH THE BELOW INFORMATION HERE.

CONTACT PERSON: DIPLOMAT ALI WHITE
EMAIL: (mr.aliwhite21@hotmail.com)
TELEPHONE NO: 1(209) 243-7380)

DON'T FORGET TO SEND HIM THE REQUIRED INFORMATION TO AVOID MISSING
YOUR ADDRESS OK.

1. YOUR FULL NAME:......
2. YOUR ADDRESS:........
3. YOUR COUNTRY:........
4. YOUR CITY:...........
5. YOUR AGE:............
6. YOUR PHONE NO:.......
7. YOUR OCCUPATION:.....

I REPEAT AGAIN, TRY TO CONTACT HIM AS SOON AS YOU READ THIS EMAIL TO
AVOID ANY FURTHER DELAY AND REMEMBER TO TEXT HIS PHONE NUMBER AS BELOW
1(209) 243-7380, TO ENABLE HIM REPLY FAST, NOTE THAT THE ONLY MONEY
YOU CAN SEND TO HIM IS US$185.00, TO GET YOUR CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE
AND USE TO CLEAR YOUR ATM PACKAGE AND PROCEED TO YOUR HOME ADDRESS. I
AM WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE YOUR ATM CARD
OKAY, EMAIL MR. ALI WHITE, WITH THIS HERE. (mr.aliwhite21@hotmail.com)
OR TEXT HIM ON 1(209) 243-7380). THANK YOU.

NOTE YOU HAVE TO CONTACT DIPLOMAT ALI WHITE, WITH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS
HERE (mr.aliwhite21@hotmail.com).

REGARDS.
MR. GODWIN IKEM.
RE: CONTACT DIPLOMAT ALI WHITE FOR YOUR ATM CARD 1(209) 243-7380).

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