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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 Manager <moneygramo177@gmail.com>
Reply-To: moneyoffice.260@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2022 21:44:27 +0100
Subject: Urgent & Very Important Notice!

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Attn,

This to official inform you about your deposited compensation of
$18.500.000USD with the Fidelity Cash Management ATM office which was
agreed for you to receive through ATM Visa Card, after we discovered
that you haven't yet receive the fund while if no response from you
then the compensation will be return unclaimed to be confiscate, as
result of abandoned fund if you fail to contact this office back for
the receiving of the funds in question.

Disregard this notice only if you don't want this compensation, but if
you wish to get it then kindly contact asap with your following
information's here,

Full Name: -----------------
Country: -------------------
Address: ---------------
City: -----------------
Mobile#: -----------------

Yours respectful,

Mr. John H Morris
Manager Fidelity Cash Management Office
Reply to e-mail:( moneyoffice.260@gmail.com )

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