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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: ROBERT MOORE <blessingrita27@gmail.com>
Reply-To: infforbank@africamail.com
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2023 02:33:26 -0600
Subject: YOUR CODE OF CONDUCT (ATM-8411)

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DEAR FRIEND

I AM HERE TO INFORM YOU REGARDING YOUR FUND WORTH OF (10,700.000) TEN
MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS , THE FUND WAS
CONVERTED INTO ATM MASTER CARD AND THE WAS DEPOSITED IN (ORABANK)
ORABANK OF AFRICA, DEPOSITOR NAME PETER WILBUR ,YOU WILL USE THE ATM
MASTER CARD TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF
THE WORLD, BUT THE MAXIMUM IS SEVEN THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS PER
DAY YOU WILL USE TO
WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY DAY, AFTER THREE DAYS YOU WILL START WITHDRAW
TWENTY ONE PER DAY.

CONTACT ORABANK OF AFRICA FOR THE RELEASING OF YOUR FUND, AGAIN
REMEMBER TO CONTACT ORABANK OF AFRICA WITH BELOW INFORMATION AS
LISTED

YOUR FULL NAME._______________________
YOUR ADDRESS.______________________
YOUR COUNTRY.___________________
YOUR AGE._____________________
YOUR OCCUPATION.____________
YOUR PHONE NUMBER._______
HOWEVER,KINDLY CONTACT THE BELOW PERSON WHO IS IN POSITION TO RELEASE
YOUR ATM MASTER CARD.

CONTACT PERSON: MR.MARCO WALTER,? TELEPHONE NUMBER: +22996839760
DIRECTOR, FOREIGN PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
EMAIL :(infforbank@africamail.com)

THE ORABANK OF AFRICA HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT YOUR PAYMENT AND
YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR
OFFICE(s) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT.
NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HERE BY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF
CONDUCT, WHICH IS (ATM-8441) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN
CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.

REGARDS,

MR.ROBERT MOORE

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