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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: "Christopher A. Wray" <ezrakamya2@gmail.com>
Reply-To: eddieolivero@usa.com
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2023 07:49:58 -0700
Subject: FUND RECOVERY

Federal Bureau of Investigation
Counter-terrorism Division and Cyber Crime Division
J. Edgar. Hoover Building Washington DC


Attention!!

Record shows that you are among one of the individuals and
organizations who are yet to receive their overdue payment from
overseas which includes those of Lottery/Gambling, Contract and
Inheritance. Through our Fraud Monitory Unit we have also noticed that
over the past you have been transacting with some impostors and
fraudsters who have been impersonating the likes of officials,and some
impostors claiming to be The Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The Cyber Crime Division of the FBI gathered information from the
Internet Crime Complaint Center (ICCC) formerly known as the Internet
Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC) of how some people have lost outrageous
sums of money to these impostors. As a result of this we hereby advise
you to stop communication with any one not referred to you by us.


We have negotiated with the Federal Ministry of Finance that your
payment totaling $57 million  will be released to you via bank wire
transfer or via custom pin based ATM card with a maximum withdrawal
limit of $90,000.00 thousand US dollars a day which is powered by Visa
Card and can be used anywhere in the world where you see a Visa Card
Logo on the Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) We have advised that this
should be the only way a which you are to receive your payment because
it is more guaranteed, since over Fifteen billion us dollars was lost
on fake cheque last year.


We guarantee 100% receipt of your payment, because we have perfected
everything in regards to the release of your fifty seven million us
dollars to be 100% risk free and free from any hitches as it's our
duty to protect citizens (This is as a result of the mandate from US
Government to make sure all debts owed to citizens which includes
Inheritance, Contract, Gambling/Lottery etc are been cleared for the
betterment of the current economic status of the nation and its
citizens as we have always believed Our Time for Change has come
because Change can happen).

To redeem your fund you are hereby advised to contact the ATM Card
Center via email for their requirement to proceed and procure your
Approval of Payment Warrant and Endorsement of your ATM Release Order
on your behalf which will cost you $200 dollars only nothing more and
no hidden fees as everything else has been taken cared of by the
Federal Government including taxes, custom paper and clearance duty so
all you will ever need to pay is $200 dollars only.


Contact Information
Name: Eddie Oliver
Email:eddieolivero@usa.com

Do contact Eddie Oliver of the ATM Card Center via his contact
details above and furnish him with your details as listed below:


Your full Name:
Your Address:
Home/Cell Phone:
Your; Occupation:
Your; Age:
YOur; id;
Your; nearest airport
Your; bank details

On contacting him with your details your files would be updated and he
will be sending you the information in which you will use in making
payment of $200 dollars via  Money gram Transfer or by a gift cards
for the procurement of your Approval of Payment Warrant and
Endorsement of your ATM Release Order. After which the delivery of
your ATM card will be effected to your designated home address without
any further delay, extra fee or any authority raising eyebrow.


Upon receipt of payment the delivery officer will ensure that your
package is sent within minus. Because we are so sure of everything and
we are giving you a 100% money back guarantee if you do not receive
your ATM CARD Shipment Confirmation within the next 30 minutes  after
you have made the payment for shipping.


Once again we are so sure of you receiving your payment at no any
other cost as we have taking it upon our duty to monitor everything in
other to cub cyber crime that is perpetrated by those impostors.


Thanks and hope to read from you soon.

Christopher A. Wray

DIRECTOR
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535


Note: Disregard any email you get from any impostors or offices
claiming to be in possession of your ATM card, you are hereby advice
only to be in contact with Lucas Thompson of the ATM card center who
is the rightful person to deal with in regards to your payment and
forward any emails you get from impostors to this office via the above
email  so we could arrest them.

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