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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: Dr Mark Ikem <gbless152@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mraliwhite121@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2017 11:26:39 +0000
Subject: Contact Diplomat Mr. Ali White For Your Atm Card


ATTENTION DEAR FRIEND.

HOW ARE YOU DOING TODAY, HONESTLY I WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT I HAVE PAID FOR
THE DELIVERY FEE OF YOUR ATM CARD ALSO WITH THE ACTIVATION FEE AND THE
DIPLOMATIC AGENT IN CHARGE DELIVERY DEPART TODAY, I PAID IT BECAUSE THE ATM
CARD-0451, CONTENTS $2.8M USD, HAS SPEND SOME TIMES HERE TO AVOID THE
INCREASING OF THE KEEPING FEE AND TO AVOID TRANSFERRING INTO GOVERNMENT
PURSE (ACCOUNT).

BECAUSE OF THAT I DECIDED TO HELP YOU PAY OF THE FEES THAT NEED TO PAY HERE
SO THAT OUR DIPLOMAT MR. ALI WHITE, WILL START MAKING YOUR DELIVERY
IMMEDIATELY, THEREFORE REMEMBER TO GIVE HIM THE MONEY ON HIS WAY COMING
BACK OK, WHEN HE REACH YOUR HOUSE BOTH OF YOU WILL GO TOGETHER TO THE ATM
MACHINE AROUND YOUR AREA AND MAKE WITHDRAW WITH YOUR CARD TO ENABLE YOU PAY
THE SUM OF $880.00, I PAY ON BEHALF OF YOU HERE OK.

NOTE THAT YOU HAVE TO CONTACT DIPLOMAT MR. ALI WHITE, NOW HE DEPART AND
ALSO RECONFIRM YOUR FULL CONTACT INFORMATION TO HIM, SO HE WILL KNOW THAT
YOU ARE THE RIGHT OWNER OF THE ATM CARD, BECAUSE HE DEPART FROM BENIN IN
THE MORNING, SO HE WILL ARRIVE TO YOUR COUNTRY AT ANY MOMENT AND THE ONLY
MONEY YOU CAN SEND TO HIM IS U.S CUSTOM CLEARANCE FEE OF $186.00,TO CLEAR
YOUR ATM PACKAGE IN YOUR COUNTRY AIRPORT THERE.

BELOW IS THE CONTACT INFORMATION OF DIPLOMAT MR. ALI WHITE, WHO HAS DEPART
FOR YOUR DELIVERY, TRY TO CONTACT HIM WITH YOUR REQUEST DETAILS FOR HIM TO
BE SURE YOU ARE THE RIGHT OWNER TO RECEIVE THE ATM CARD OK, YOU CAN TEXT
HIM A MESSAGE FROM YOUR PHONE TO THIS NUMBER HERE. 1(213 275 4407). CONTACT
HIM WITH THE INFORMATION HERE.

CONTACT PERSON: DIPLOMAT MR. ALI WHITE.
EMAIL: (MRALIWHITE121@HOTMAIL.COM)
TELEPHONE NO: 1(213 275 4407)

CONTACT HIM TODAY TO AVOID HIM MISS YOUR ADDRESS OK, THIS IS THE
INFORMATION YOU CAN SEND TO HIM.

1. YOUR FULL NAME:....
2. YOUR ADDRESS:......
3. YOUR PHONE NUMBER: ...
4. YOUR COUNTRY:........
5. YOUR OCCUPATION:....
6. YOUR CITY:.......
7. YOUR AGE:........

LET ME REPEAT AGAIN, TRY TO CONTACT HIM AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS EMAIL
TO AVOID ANY FURTHER DELAY AND REMEMBER TO TEXT HIM A MESSAGE TO HIS PHONE
NUMBER AS BELOW  1(213 275 4407), I AM WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY AS
SOON AS YOU RECEIVE YOUR ATM CARD OK. THANK YOU.

REGARDS,
MR. GODWIN IKEM
E-MAIL: DR.GODWINIKEM@OUTLOOK.COM.
BP475, 2 RUE DU GOUVERNEUR, CONTONOU BENIN
TELEPHONE +229 6814 5918.

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