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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: ZENITH BANK INTERNATIONAL <mrtonybrown96@gmail.com>
Reply-To: emailofficial766@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2022 21:39:41 -0700
Subject: Meanwhile, you will receive part payment of four Million Five Hundred
Thousand United States ($4.5m) this week through the ATM Card and the balance
will be transfer to you direct to your account Next one Month

From Mr Alfred Borg.
International Payment Settlement Dept
Zenith Bank Nigerian PLC
Our Head office : U. B. A. House, 57, Marina,​
P. O. Box 2406, Lagos, Nigeria.​
​
Delivery Of ATM Card Resolved​,
​
This is to officially inform you that after Federal Executive Council
meeting held on 22/2/2022 it was resolved that From now hence forth
all pending foreign payment should be paid within the next one Month.​
​
Meanwhile, you will receive part payment of four Million Five Hundred
Thousand United States ($4.5m) this week through the ATM Card and the
balance will be transfer to you direct to your account Next one
Month.​
​
You will be able use the ATM CARD, to access your fund via ATM MACHINE
in any part of the world.

Note that you can only withdraw a maximum of Five Thousand United
States dollars ($5,000) par a day.​

therefore, you are hereby advice to furnish this office with the
followings to enable us dispatch Your (ATM Card).​
​
(1)Your full name:​
(2)Your Mailing Address:​
(3)Your contact telephone/fax numbers for easy communication.​
(4) Copy of your passport identity​
​
Best Regards.​​
​
Mr Alfred Borg
​International Payment Settlement Dept
Zenith Bank.
Lagos Nigeria

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