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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: "Mrs Maureen Carroll" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <prepadcards@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2024 20:51:26 -0700
Subject: Re: Your ATM Card Approval

Dear; Fund Beneficiary,

This is to notify you that a compensation payment of $860.000.00 has been approved in your name to pay you through the swift CARD ATM payment center. This CARD center will send you an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw your money inside the ATM CARD in any ATM MACHINE in any part of the WORLD, but the MAXIMUM withdrawal is FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS PER DAY.

Secondly, you have to stop any further communication with anybody as doing so will negatively impact this already arranged payment option. So such Illegal dealing acts like this have to stop if you wish to receive your payment from us since we have decided to bring a final solution to your payment.

Right now we have arranged your payment through our swift CARD PAYMENT CENTER, as that's the latest instruction by the management of this Bank.

THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY FROM ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, BUT THE MAXIMUM IS FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS PER DAY, SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS THIS WAY PLEASE LET US KNOW BY FORWARDING THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS;

1. YOUR FULL NAME:
1. PHONE, WHATSAPP AND FAX NUMBER:
2. ADDRESS WHERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD (P.O BOX NOT ACCEPTED)
3. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION:

THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT $860.000.00 (EIGHT HUNDRED AND SIXTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) FOR YOUR INFORMATION YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(s). I'm reaching out to you to avoid any hitches in finding your payment.

AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR MORE DIRECTION ON THIS REGARDS ON HOW TO CONTACT THE SWIFT CARD CONSULT PAYMENT CENTER FOR IMMEDIATE ISSUING OF YOUR ATM CARD.

NOTE: Because of our lack of trust, we'd like to ask you for our code of check, WHICH IS (303) so you have to investigate this code in all correct correspondence.

Your urgent response is highly awaited.

Kind Regards,

Mrs Maureen Carroll
Director Foreign Operations Manager
Bank of Canada | Banque du Canada

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