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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.April Joseph" <courierexpressmaxben@gmail.com>
Reply-To: www-fedex-express@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2016 02:16:58 -0800
Subject: My Bank has credited Your $1.5 Million into ATM master card

My friend,

This is officially to inform you personal that your ATM Master Card Number;
(28050011004432) has been accredited in your favor by the bank on Monday
through the help of Mr. Ahmed Zafa the Director of Financial Trust Bank PLC.

Your Personal Identification Number is 9200.

I was calling the telephone number you provided then to reconfirm if you
still living in your formal address for the registration of the ATM Card
and successful delivery but unavailable.


Below is the Contact Information of the FedEx, Express Customer Service
Director where I deposited it yesterday morning for delivery.because I will be
going to India tomorrow for my vocation.


Mr. Kelly Hall: Email: ( www-fedex-express@hotmail.com)
Tel: +229- 98-268-830, +2348-123-537-243.

Contact them today and indicate this registration code of your card
(DCJKT-00678-G)
and also send to them the security official keeping charge as he said
to avoid increase
of their fees and let me know once you receive your ATM Card worth of
$1,500,000.



FULL NAME:....
DELIVERY ADDRESS:...
PHONE NUMBER:....
COUNTRY:...
OCCUPATION.....

God be with you.
Yours Sincerely,
Rev.Sister April Joseph

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