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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 MATT KENNEDY NDU:" <howard.mark0@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bryanhelms53@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 00:02:09 +0200
Subject: DELIVERY NOTIFICATION



Welcome to United Bank For Africa
Rue 32 32 benise comples cotonoue benin

ATTENTION:

(UBA BANK) has finalize all the necessary arrangement and your fund
worth $3.600.000.00 ) three million six hundred thousand united states
dollars has been uploaded inside a plastic ATM MASTER CARD this moment
your ATM CARD is in EMS OFFICE waiting for you Address were to deliver
it.

Contact the person in charge of your ATM CARD at the EMS office with
the below email his name is Mr. Bryan Helms email :(
bryanhelms53@yahoo.com)PHONE +229 67073040 contact him immediately
with the below required details for him to commence immediately

Your name_
Your country_
Your address_
You= Age/sex_
Direct phone number_
Second email_

Contact him immediately as he is waiting to hear from you as soon as
possible so that you will beat the schedule time to avoid security
keeping charges which will start from tomorrow

Regards,
REV MATT KENNEDY NDU:

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