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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: Alex Kennedy <robertcbohannon933@gmail.com>
Reply-To: alexken4334@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2022 19:19:55 +0100
Subject: =?UTF-8?B?8J2QgPCdkJPwnZCT8J2QhPCdkI3wnZCT8J2QiPCdkI7wnZCNIPCdkIHwnZCE8J2QjQ==?=
=?UTF-8?B?8J2QhPCdkIXwnZCI8J2QgvCdkIjwnZCA8J2QkfCdkJg=?=

ATTENTION: DEAR BENEFICIARY,THIS IS A TRUE COMPENSATION APPROVED FROM
THE UNITED NATION TO COMPENSATE YOU DUE TO MAYBE YOU HAS BEEN SCAM
BEFORE AND AGAIN YOU MAY BE VICTIM OF SCAM BY WRONG PEOPLE WHO PARADED
THEMSELVES AS WHAT THEY ARE NOT, SO BECAUSE OF THIS THE UNITED NATION
APPROVED THE UNITED BANK OF AFRICA WHERE YOUR FUND ORIGINATED TO
PROCESS ATM MASTER CARD WITH VALID CASH OF USD$4,000.000.00 MILLION IN
YOUR FAVOR IN ORDER TO COMPENSATE YOU SO IF YOU HAVE BEEN SCAMMED
BEFORE THIS IS A COMPENSATION AND YOU WILL BE MAKING YOUR WITHDRAWALS
FROM THE ATM MASTER CARD AS YOU WILL BE ALLOWED IN MAKING MAXIMUM
WITHDRAWALS OF USD$20,000.00 {TWENTY THOUSAND USD} PER DAY OR EVERY
24HRS FROM ANY ATM MACHINE AROUND YOU. YOUR ATM MASTER CARD WILL BE
DELIVERED TO YOUR ADDRESS THROUGH COURIER DELIVERY SERVICES WITHIN 2
DAYS. PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE ONLY USING FEDEX COURIER COMPANY, AS IT
IS THE ONLY COMPANY THAT WE SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH SO WE CAN ACTUALLY
MONITOR THE DELIVERY, SO MANY COMPLAINTS ARE RISING UP EVERY DAY,
CONCERNING THE INABILITY OF THE YOUNG COURIER COMPANIES UNABLE TO MAKE
DELIVERIES, WE HAVE ALSO LEARN THAT THE DHL COMPANY ASKS FOR SECURITY
FEES, IMF FEES AND FBI FEES. MY DEAR THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS THAT,
THE ONLY PAYMENT THAT THE COURIER COMPANIES ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD ASKS
OF IS JUST THE DELIVERY FEE AND THE SECURITY FEE, WHICH IS VERY
UNDERSTANDING, PLEASE YOU HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL IN YOUR DEALINGS AS
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS IMF FEE OR DOCUMENTS, THE UNITED NATIONS HAS
WARNED ALL THE SECURITY AGENCIES TO DESIST FROM AN ILLEGAL ACT, AS
THIS FUND IS BEEN SENT TO YOU DUE TO THE RATE OF POVERTY AND AS SUCH
NO ONE HAS THE POWER TO STOP YOUR DELIVERY. FOR YOU TO BE SAFE, WE
WILL ASSIGN A SPECIAL TASK FORCE TEAM TO FOLLOW UP YOUR DELIVERY WITH
THE DELIVERY PERSONNEL SO AS TO BE SURE THAT NOTHING HAPPENS TO YOUR
PARCEL, ONCE YOU RECEIVE YOUR CARD TRY TO CALL THIS NUMBER +1
202-433-2842 SEND THE CODE, I WILL GIVE TO YOU. THEY WILL ACTIVATE
YOUR CARD INSTANTLY. BELOW ARE YOUR
ATM CARD DATA: AMOUNT CREDIT: USD$4.000.000.00 MILLION
YOUR ATM CARD ACCOUNT #: 2033-0544 ****-****
CARD LIMIT PER A DAY: USD$20,000.00
EXPIRING DATE: 02/10/2025 PIN CODE #: 8221
YOU ARE REQUIRED TO SEND ME YOUR FULL DETAILS SUCH AS YOUR
FULL NAME...........
YOUR FULL CONTACT ADDRESS........
YOUR TELEPHONE/MOBILE NUMBER..............
COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR DRIVER'S LIC............,
ABSOLUTELY, NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT THIS DELIVERY, YOU WILL BE SUPRISED
ON HOW EVERYTHING WILL WORK OUT ACCORDINGLY, DON'T HAVE DOUBT AT ALL
OK. EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE TRUST ME. ONCE YOU SEND THESE ABOVE
INFORMATION, YOUR ATM MASTER CARD WILL BE PROCESSED AND DELIVERED TO
YOUR ADDRESS AND YOU CAN AS WELL MOVE DOWN TO ANY NEAREST ATM PAYING
MACHINE AND APPLY YOUR PIN CODE # :8221: TO MAKE YOUR WITHDRAWALS
WITHOUT ANY DELAY. I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU AND YOU ARE ADVICED
TO FORWARD YOUR DETAILS. CONGRATULATIONS!!

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