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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: "ATM PAYMENT CENRE" (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 12:47:06 +0200
Subject: GOOD NEWS!


Attn:

Congratulation, the payment of your $1million USD has been resolved, This is a Compensation by the United Nations Organization due to the recent Economic meltdown that hit the whole world due to coved-19 your email address was selected for Compensation and we do not ask for any form of claim to get your money ($1,000,000 ATM CARD or CHEQUE).

For proper Documentation, you have to send us your valid information.

1. FULL NAME
2. ADDRESS
3. PHONE/FAX NUMBER:

The Minute we receive this information from you, we will start up with the immediate processing of your ATM CARD or cheque, your parcel will be sent to you within 48hrs of Banking operation.

Do have a nice day.

Regards.
Mr. Peter M. Walker

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