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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. James" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrjamesalvne@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2014 15:26:33 -0000
Subject: IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDS YOUR BANK DRAFT.

ATTENTION:
 
 
 
 
 
 
  I AM JAMES ALVINE THE PERSONAL ACCOUNTANT TO MR. CHARLES BENSON WHO HAS INSTRUCTED ME TO ISSUE YOU A BANK DRAFT OF $700,000,00(SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) WHENEVER YOU CONTACT MY OFFICE.
 
MEANWHILE I HAVE DEPOSITED YOUR BANK DRAFT WORTH $700,000 TO THE ISSUING BANK SO THAT IT WILL BE CONVERTED INTO AN INTERNATIONAL ATM CARD, THIS CARD IS WIDELY ACCEPTED AND THAT IS THE EASIEST WAY TO SEND HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY OUT OF THE COUNTRY WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM.
 
 
 
NOTE: WITH THE NEW VISA CARD DUAL CURRENCY DEBIT CARD YOU CAN HAVE ACCESS TO:
 
 
 
#ANY CURRENCY, REGARDLESS OF WHERE YOU ARE IN THE WORLD.
#IT IS ACCEPTED LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY AT OVER 29 MILLION MERCHANTS AND 1 MILLION ATM LOCATIONS.
#SHOPPING ONLINE WITH YOUR VISA CARD GLOBALLY IS SAFE, SIMPLE AND CONVENIENT.
 
 
 
 
YOU ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO CONFIRM YOUR FULL NAME AND ACCURATE DELIVERY ADDRESS TO ENABLE THE DELIVERY MEN GET TO YOUR DESTINATION ACCURATELY.
 
THE CARD WILL BE READY TOMORROW AFTERNOON WHICH MEANS THE CARD WILL BE READY FOR DELIVERY BY TUESDAY MORNING TO YOUR DESTINATION.
 
I WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED WHEN YOUR CARD IS READY AS TO MOVE AHEAD WITH THE DELIVERY PROCEDURES.
 
NOTE: IT IS VERY IMPORTANT YOU CONFIRM YOUR FULL NAME AND CORRECT RECIPIENT ADDRESS WITH THE STATE ZIP CODE FOR THE ATM CARD AND ALSO YOUR DIRECT PHONE NUMBER FOR EASY COMMUNICATION. I WILL BE SENDING YOU ATM VIA COURIER AND YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DELIVERY WHICH WILL COST $95.
THIS FEE MUST BE PAID BEFORE DELIVERY OF YOUR ATM CARD AND NOT AFTER DELIVERY AND IT CANNOT AND WILL NOT BE DEDUCTED FROM YOUR ORIGINAL FUND OF $700,000,00.
 
REVERT IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS EMAIL AND BE ADVISED THAT IT IS NOT EVERY ONE YOU SEE HERE ON THE INTERNET IS A SCAM I AM ONLY DOING MY JOB TO DELIVER YOUR ATM TO YOU.
 
 
 
 
YOURS IN SERVICE,
 
 
JAMES ALVINE OLATUNJI.
EMAIL: mrjamesalvne@gmail.com

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