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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: FEDERAL BANK MANAGER <adamuhayatu79@gmail.com>
Reply-To: not49802@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 13:43:21 -0700
Subject: DEAR BENEFICIARY!

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY,

WITH RESPECT TO THE PROVISION SECTION 17 OF DECREE 114 OF THE 2023
CONSTITUTION,I WAS DIRECTED TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR PAYMENT
VERIFICATION AND CONFIRMATIONS IS OK,

I AM WRITE TO INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE FINISHED UP THE PROCESS OF YOUR
ATM VISA CARD, AND EVERY ARRANGEMENT HAS PERFECTLY CONCLUDED TO EFFECT
YOUR PAYMENTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, THE DELIVERY CHARGE HAS BEEN TAKING
CARE BY THE (WORLD BANK 0RGANIZATION UNITED STATE) AUTHORITY AS
INSTRUCTED,
HOWEVER, IT IS OUR PLEASURE TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR ATM VISA CARD
NUMBER; (4000 1234 5678 9010) HAS BEEN APPROVED AND UPGRADED IN YOUR
FAVOR. MEANWHILE, YOUR SECRET PIN NUMBER IS (1952).

THE ATM VISA CARD VALUE IS $20 MILLION USD. YOU ARE ADVANCED THAT A
MAXIMUM WITHDRAWAL
value OF US$10,000.00 IS PERMITTED DAILY. AND WE ARE DULY
INTER-SWITCHED AND YOU CAN MAKE WITHDRAWAL IN ANY LOCATION OF THE ATM
CENTER OF YOUR CHOICE/NEAREST TO YOU. BUT BEFORE YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR
ATM VISA CARD WE HAVE TO ACTIVATE IT SO THAT WHEN YOU RECEIVE IT, YOU
WILL START WITHDRAWING YOUR MONEY PLEASE RECONFIRM TO US YOUR HOME
ADDRESS TO AVOID ANY WRONG
DELIVERY SUCH AS:-
YOUR FULL RECEIVER’S NAME:_____________
YOUR HOME ADDRESS:_____________
YOUR DIRECT PHONE NUMBER::________________
YOUR PASSPORT ATTACHED OR YOUR DRIVER LICENSE:________________
YOUR MOBILE NUMBER..............
Your picture .................
CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY TO BELOW {not49802@gmail.com} TO RECEIVER
YOUR ATM VISA CARD worth $20 MILLION DOLLARS,WITH THE PIN CODE.
BEST REGARDS
DAVID MALPASS

contact on whatsapp
+67582103516 text with the sender name

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