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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: "REV.DR.Jenet Dibor" <rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr815@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: "REV.DR.Jenet Dibor" <Jenetdiborza@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 11:48:16 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Good News for your ATM card of $7.500,000 USD


  


GOOD DAY,

After our meeting with head office Today morning as i told you last week, they asked me what is the cost of the delaying of delivery of your ATM CARD of $7.5 Million since then till today again, Then i told them that the fee is still the problem, Now they said that, they want to know how serious you are before helping you, And they ask you to send only $65 for register of your ATM CARD for urgent delivery, so that we can take care of the delivery fee? then after you receive your ATM CARD you will send the needed fee back.

Please be a wear that you have only but three (3) days to send the $65 or your delivery will be cancel and deposit to charity, So if you can hear my advise just make sure that you send the $65 Today as soon as you receive this mail.

Here is the information where to send the $65 as soon as you receive this mail before it will be late okay. Please send it by Western Union or Money-Gram both of them is good for urgent proceed.

Receivers Name: RAPHAEL EJOH
Location: Benin Republic
City: Cotonou
Text Question: VERY
Text Answer: URGENT
Amount:......$65.........

THANKS AND AWAITING FOR THE PAYMENT INFORMATION AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL.

REV.DR.Jenet Dibor
Call me now +229-6123-5257
 

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