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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: DR ALEXIS BEN <fedexoffice252@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ubaforafrica48@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2022 03:55:12 -0700
Subject: Attention: your ATM card is here

Attention: your atm card is here

The IMF is compensating all the scam victims and your email address
was found as one of the Victims. We have concluded to affecta your own
payment through

ATM VISA CARD $5,000 twice daily until the total sum of ($17.2Million
dollars ) is completely paid to you.

We now need your information as to where we will be delivering your
ATM CARD, such as; Receiver’s name, address and phone number. NOTE
that once you send

your full information to MR BEN JAMES then he will deliver your ATM
VISA CARD to your home address immediately. Now contact DHL EXPRESS
with this Email:

(ubaforafrica48@gmail.com) Office Number you can text us a messages or
also call. (+19109123968) yourfull information to this Email Address
and call us immediately you receive this notice.

Noted that their security and Insurance fee has been paid expect
their delivery fee of $220.00 which I did not pay because they refuse
and said that it

will be pay by you the beneficiary upon your response, Please don't be
deceive by any body. I register your ATM Visa Card with Code of 0864,
please indicate this Code


when contacting DHL Express today.and we really need your info
Your FULL Name................
Your country.........
Your phone number................
Address.................
City.................
Your nearest Airport.....
your copy of your id.....


Thanks and God bless,
Your Sincerely
MR BEN JAMES
and you can also chating me on whatsApp (+19109123968)

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