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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: "MR DAVID MORRIS." <mrwarrenebuffett4@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrlarrymartin0@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2023 09:56:35 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION,ATTENTION

ATTENTION,ATTENTION:


WITHIN 24 HOUR ATM CARD PIN CODE 1114 IMF NOTICE THIS MESSAGE IS IN
REGARDS OF YOUR INHERITANCE FUNDS $15 MILLION ATM VISA CARD
PACKAGE,WHICH HAS BEEN IN CUSTODY DHL FOR LONG AND MR LARRY MARTIN
SEND US A POWER OF ATTORNEY STATED THAT YOU HAVE A CAR ACCIDENT IS
TRUE? A POWER OF ATTORNEY STATED TO RELEASE PACKAGE TO MR LARRY MARTIN
TO PICK UP ATM VISA CARD ON YOUR BEHALF.I KNOW IT IS BECAUSE OF PAST
EXPERIENCE DIDN,T BELIEVE TRY GET BACK URGENCY. TO DELIVERY ATM
VISA CARD
HERE ARE THEIR INFORMATION’S:
NAME..MR LARRY MARTIN
ADDRESS; 713 EAST KING STREET;YORK,PENNSYLVANIA 17403.
( MRLARRYMARTIN0@GMAIL.COM )
BANK C NO: 68302345093
ROUTING NO: 021109593
ACCOUNT NAME: MR LARRY MARTIN
PLEASE,AS MATTER OF URGENCY IF MR LARRY MARTIN RESPONSIBLE TO PICK UP
ATM VISA CARD ON YOUR BEHALF OR WRONG PERSON.TO AVOID HAVING ANY
PROBLEM WITH YOUR FUNDS
FOR THAT WE DECIDED TO HELP YOU BECAUSE WE TRUST THAT WHEN YOU RECEIVE
THIS YOUR ATM VISA CARD, DEFINITELY YOU MUST HELP US AND EVEN
COMPENSATE US FOR HELPING YOU. LIKE WE STATED EARLIER,
RECEIVER'S NAME________
YOUR ADDRESS: _________
COUNTRY: ______________
COUNTRY CITY: _________
PHONE NUMBER: ________
I.D CARD:______________
REGISTRATION CODE;
SHIPMENT CODE AWB 33XZS,
PACKAGE REGISTERED CODE NO AWB33XZS1133
SECURITY CODE SCTC/2001DHX/567/;
TAG NO # DHLXH441122
BATCH NO # DHLCMPLN11144
ATM CARD NO # 5126 4467 8912 3456
ATM CARD PIN ****
THEREFORE YOU SHOULD CONTACT THEM WITH THE BELOW CONTACT INFORMATION
SEND YOUR REQUIRE INFORMATION VIA EMAIL ADDRESS
(WW.DHLEXPRESSDELIVERYCOMPANY@AOL.COM)
MR DAVID MORRIS.
MANAGING DIRECTOR NOTICE
CALLING NUMBER TEL.+229-94915908
WHATSAPP CONTACT....+22995597008

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