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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: Office File <zonal3626@gmail.com>
Reply-To: secretaryoffice687@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2023 12:06:42 +0200
Subject: ATM VISA CARD of US$3.7M without any further delay for your compensation.

Since all our effort in conjunction with yours were met with various
failures and disappointments, there was an influential party from
Britain that was approached on our behalf by a Finance and Management
Supports Initiatives(a consulting firm); and with her (the influential
party) imputes, the Fund was paid out and I have collected my own
share. Presently, I am in Japan where, in partnership with a core
investor in the Mining Sector of their economy, we are investing in
the industry.

But, I am not oblivious of the fact that you did your best in that
context, although, it seems that element of doubt crept in. You were
not to blame, as there were many circumstances that would reflect such
skepticism to any reasonable being. For your sincere but unfruitful
sacrifices, I pressured the influential woman to concede some amount
as COMPENSATION to you, for the resource that you plunged even the
time and inconveniences.

The sum of US$3.7M was what she agreed as your compensation value, and
the sum was made in ATM VISA CARD but, because of my appointments and
engagements in China, I could not get through to you since your number
at any time indicated "not in use", I then handed it over to the
Secretary of the Finance & Management Supports Initiatives, the
consulting firm.

His name is Mr. Charles Cooke and his email:
(secretaryoffice687@gmail.com) The Secretary is very much informed by
me about you and I instructed him to hand over the ATM VISA CARD to
you as soon as you contact him. I gave him the CODE 209, which you
have to mention for identification.

Note that at times I will be on the site and the Internet does not
work there, this means I can only read or reply to your mails only
when I am in the city.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Teddy West.
Chairman and CEO,
Offshore Group of Investors LTD

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