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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: "Mr. Jecob Philip" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <philipjecob03@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2024 14:02:54 -0800
Subject: Your Approved ATM Card

Greetings to you,
 
 
Your Approved ATM Card
 
 
Hello Atm master card Beneficiary
 
 
Attention we are sorry for the inconveniences for the delivery process of your atm which we sent you email few days ago attached together with your UBA bank atm.master card copy for proof of your atm that has been processed and available for shipping to your home address,please take note our other email has been under maintenance in which we can not access or receive your response for now,so we decided to contact you through here for the notification for you to contact us swiftly after reading this message if you have received our email few days ago with copy of your atm with details where you are to forward the shipping process fee,please keep us updated if you have forwarded your payment for the shipping after receiving our email with your atm copy few days ag,or if you have received any atm and finding it difficult to withdraw cash from it with the pin contact us immediately with scan copy of the atm you have received before  front and back so we can verify and send you th e right withdrawal pin o
 
 
If you are one of the atm beneficiaries as we have instructed please contact us soon as possible with below information when replying back to us as we have instructed
 
 
1. Your Full Name:
2. Your House Address where you want the Courier Service to send your
ATM CARD to:
3. Your Telephone / Mobile Numbers:
4 Your Occupation
5 Your Valid ID Copy Attached.........
6 Your Whatsapp Phone No..........
 
 
Thanks for your understanding as we wait for your response soon as possible in regards to this urgent notification
 
 
Mr Jecob Philip
Uba bank atm Department
Atm recovery Center.
To me e-mail:  ubabankng@mail.com

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