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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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Fraud email example:

From: World Bank Notification <info02@jpginfo.website.tk>
Reply-To: <atmcardapprovalffice@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2016 19:58:00 +0100
Subject: Re: Claim Your Benefit $700,000,00 USD.

Attn: Beneficiary,

We write to bring to your immediate notice that your good name and email address has been listed for the 2016 Annual Social Bursary Allowance Entitlement of ($700,000,00 USD) Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars. This Annual social bursary allowance entitlement program was arranged and conducted by the World Bank in conjunction with the United Nations (UN), European Union (EU) and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to enhance life’s and encouraged productivity and self reliance among individuals all over the Globe.


We want to let you know that the World Bank has introduced a payment method arrangement as to enable you the beneficiary receive your Social bursary allowance entitlement without any interference, your annual social bursary allowance entitlement allocation amount of ($700,000,00 USD) has been processed and credited by the World Bank through ATM Debit Master Card payment method (ATM MDCPM) and in line with the withdrawal procedure of this ATM Debit master card, you are only allowed a daily withdrawal of not more than ($15,000,00 USD) until all the funds are exhausted.


Your ATM Debit Master Card will be delivered to your designated address in your country of residence and the delivery shall be done by DHL Courier Express Services. To claim your annual social bursary allowance entitlement amount of ($700,000,00 USD) you are advise to contact immediately the director of ATM Debit Master Card Approval Center (Mr. Willy Ekkah) by email/telephone and furnish him with your personal details and contact information as the receiver to enable him register your ATM Debit Master Card with the DHL Courier Delivery Company to effect the shipment/delivery of your Annual social bursary allowance entitlement ATM Debit Master Card amount of ($700,000,00 USD) within 5 working days.


Contact Person: Mr. Willy Ekkah.
Position: Director ATM Card Approval Center.
Regional Department:Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Country: Republic of Benin.
E-mail: atmcardapprovalffice@gmail.com
Telephone Number: +229-953-203-65.


Best Regards,
Announcer,
World Bank Social Bursary Allowance Approval Unit.
Management Department, WDC. United States of America.

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