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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: "Mr.Jean Francis Zinsou" <meisou-tanaka.@leaf.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr.Jean Francis Zinsou" <willimas_christian@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 31 May 2016 04:51:40 +0900 (JST)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!

INTERSWICH COMPANY/ UN NATIONS.
TAG/ POVERTY EMANCIPATION
PROJECT, 2016


YOUR PAYMENT IS WITH THE INTER-SWITCH COMPANY


This is to acquaint you on the outcome of our 1 day meeting with U.N International Financial Investigation Unit and the Association of Better Business Bureau to compensate scam victims upon due verification, we have jointly approved US$ 1.5m (One MILLION, Five hundred thousand United States Dollars) for every confirmed victim.

Your E-mail address was generated through the computer ballot system as one of the selected victim to receive this compensation. However, adequate arrangement has been put in place to upload the approved payment compensation into a Platinum Card that can be accessible at any inter-switch cash machine anywhere in the world.

Finally; for the purpose of proper verification of your claims, it is imperative that you furnish us with the following of your details necessary to process release/remittance of your payment:

TAKE NOTE; the compensation is free of any illegal threat, as its confirmed by the international monetary department. the UN-nations has mapped out this fund to be delivered to you,so your fund is in care of the inter-switch Visa card company, they have been giving the contract and the permission to load your fund into an ATM master card, which you can use to make an online transfer. they are now the only reliable company so far that the UN has entrusted with this huge project to carry out your fund transfer processing, since the inability of the uba banks and other banks, both the dhl,FedEx. ups to make a smooth fund transfer and delivery.

The united nations has now entrusted the INTER-SWITCH MASTER CARD COMPANY.to take charge of your fund transfer and they will also be in-charge of the delivery.every expense has been made for the safe delivery of your ATM visa card, so you will contact them and make a choice of the names you will like it to be on the visa card. also they will demand for $100 for the processing of your visa card. this will be all that will be required of you, and no one will ever demand for any fees from you until you receive your master card. then the company will deduct 12% for the expenses.

Upon the activation of your Visa card.the UN will activate your card once it's in your possession, a picture of you will be taking with the card when it's delivered to you for confirmation, you don't have to worry for any incurred fee or damage. the inter-switch company will make this delivery a success.

Once you contact the company they will issue you information were to send the required fee for the processing of your ATM card,and for your information there will be no demand of you asking to deduct $100 from your compensation fund to be use for the processing of your ATM Card,it is mandate and sign by law.any failure to pay the processing fee will result to due morage or confiscation of your card and your fund will be return to federal reserve bank.therefor you have only five days to correspond.

You are expected to forward the above information to the Authorized Payment Center below:

Contact Office: INTER-SWITCH / QUICK TELLER COMPANY
Contact Person: Mr.William Christian
EMAIL: willimas_christian@outlook.com


You are advised to contact the above office with your information to enable your fund processed and released to you within the stipulated time frame.below is your information require for success delivery of your card.


Your Full Names:
Your Direct Telephone Number:
Contact Address FOR ATM DELIVERY
Date of birth:
Occupation:
Scan copy of any I.D you may have:

Cordially,
Mr.Jean Francis Zinsou.
For,United Nations Congress on
Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
CONTACT THE OFFICE IN CHARGE IN BENIN REPUBLIC

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