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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: ERIC WOODS <vs1662781@gmail.com>
Reply-To: vertandy1@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2022 12:10:51 +0100
Subject: ATM CARD

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)Counter-terrorism Division and
Cyber Crime DivisionJ. Edgar. Hoover Building Washington DC
Dear Beneficiary,
Series of meetings have been held over the past 7 months with the
secretary general of the United Nations Organization. This ended 3
days ago. It is obvious that you have not received your fund which is
to the tune of $8,500.000.00 due to past corrupt Governmental
Officials who almost held the fund to themselves for their selfish
reason and some individuals who have taken advantage of your fund all
in an attempt to swindle your fund which has led to so many losses
from your end and unnecessary delay in the receipt of your fund.The
National Central Bureau of Interpol enhanced by the United Nations and
Federal Bureau of Investigation have successfully passed a mandate to
the current president of United States Joe Biden    to boost the
exercise of clearing all foreign debts owed to you and other
individuals and organizations who have been found not to have receive
their Contract Sum, Lottery/Gambling, Inheritance and the likes.
 Now how would you like to receive your payment? Because we have Three
method of payment which is by Check, by ATM card Or through Online
banking.
ATM Card: We will be issuing you a custom pin based ATM card which you
will use to withdraw up to $12,000 per day from any ATM machine that
has the Master Card Logo on it and the card have to be renewed in 4
years time which is 2026. Also with the ATM card you will be able to
transfer your funds to your local bank account. The ATM card comes
with a handbook or manual to enlighten you about how to use it. Even
if you do not have a bank account.
Check: To be deposited in your bank for it to be cleared within three
working days. Your payment would be sent to you via any of your
preferred option and would be mailed to you via FedEx. Because we have
signed a contract with FedEx Express which should expire by the end of
this month, you will only need to pay $250 instead of $550 saving you
$300 So if you pay before the end of this month you save $300
Online Banking account : By creating an online Banking account for you
and therefore i will credits  your online account with your funds, you
can also link your ATM card to the online account and withdraw anytime
of your choice , This cost only $150

 Take note that anyone asking you for some kind of money above the
usual fee is definitely a fraudsters and you will have to stop
communication with every other person if you have been in contact with
any. Also remember that all you will ever have to spend is $250.00
nothing more! Nothing less! And we guarantee the receipt of your fund
to be successfully delivered to you within the next 48hours after the
receipt of payment has been confirmed.
Note: Everything has been taken care of by the Federal Government of
Nigeria, The United Nation and also the FBI and including taxes,
custom paper and clearance duty so all you will ever need to pay is
$250.
DO NOT SEND MONEY TO ANYONE UNTIL YOU READ THIS: The actual fees for
shipping your ATM card is $550 but because Cargo Logistics have
temporarily discontinued the C.O.D which gives you the chance to pay
when package is delivered for international shipping We had to sign
contract with them for bulk shipping which makes the fees reduce from
the actual fee of $550 to $250 nothing more and no hidden fees of any
sort!
To effect the release of your fund valued at $8,500.000.00 you are
advised to contact our correspondent in America the delivery officer
Micheal Westminster with the information below,
Name: Micheal Westminster Email: vertandy1@gmail.com You are advised
to contact him with the information?'s as stated below:Your full
Name..Your Address:..............Home/Cell Phone:..............
Preferred Payment Method (ATM / Cashier Check or Online Banking ) Upon
receipt of payment the delivery officer will ensure that your package
is sent within 48 working hours. Because we are so sure of everything
we are giving you a 100% money back guarantee if you do not receive
payment/package within the next 48hours after you have made the
payment for shipping we the Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) will
get your funds refund back to you with immediate effectYours
sincerely,Eric Woods
TELEPHONE: +1 (972) 853 1317Note: Do disregard any email you get from
any impostors or offices claiming to be in possession of your ATM
CARD, you are hereby advice only to be in contact with  Micheal
Westminster of the ATM CARD CENTRE who is the rightful person to deal
with in regards to your ATM CARD PAYMENT and forward any emails you
get from impostors to this office so we could act upon and commence
investigation.

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