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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: "World Bank International Auditor" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sachspaul2@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2016 10:30:04 -0800
Subject: RE:TRANSFER OF $5.2 MILLION ATM CARD

>From World Bank Switzerland,
No 1 Postfach CH 4002 Basel Switzerland .


RE:TRANSFER OF $5.2 MILLION ATM CARD

I wish to keep you posted on the out come of our emergency meeting with the
World Bank president, Mr. Jim Yong Kim,international monetary fund
(IMF),London Paris club and (UN) I hereby inform you that your
winnings/inheritance payment file have been Signed and forwarded to Public Bank
Plc (UBA) .Nigeria where you will be receiving your fund via ATM CARD which you
need to use by yourself from any ATM machine in your Country, and this will cost
you only delivery fee.

An ATM card is a payment card provided by a financial institution to its
customers which enables the customer to use an automated teller machine for
transactions such as: deposits, cash withdrawals, obtaining account information,
and other types of banking transactions, often through interbank.

Therefore you are advised to contact Dr.SACHS ALLAN PAUL with the below
information for your immediate payment.

Below is your paying officer from Public Bank Plc Accept your ATM CARD
Public Bank UBA debit card.

Name:Dr.SACHS ALLAN PAUL
Email: sachspaul2@gmail.com
Phone No: +234-704-618-2520

After your response to his atm card office mailbox ( sachspaul2@gmail.com )
I will furnish more data to you on how you will receive your AUTOMATIC TELLER
MACHINE CARD (ATM CARD.I advise you to stop any further communication with
whosoever you are dealing with. For security reason and you advise to provide
the below info:

Full names: __________
Your address: ____________
Sex: _______________
Occupation: __________
Copy of I.d Card: _________
Phone Number:__________
Age: __________


Best Regards,


MR. ROBERT V. DAWE.

World Bank International Auditor

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