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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: "Mrs. Quincy Jeihner" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mickjones102@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2017 03:42:44 -0800
Subject: ATM Card

My dear,

Note, that I have now transferred the money with a help of a new partner, and presently I'm in Kuwait for oil investment projects with him, but I kept an ATM VISA CARD of Us $ 2,500,000.00. (Two Million, Five hundred Thousand USD), for you. Which you can withdraw the Funds at any ATM Machine in Your Location Worldwide, with maximum daily limit amount of USD $ 15,000.00 (Fifteen Thousand USD) as you are willing to claim your Winning Fund for your compensation towards your past effort in helping me to transfer the money, Which was not successful at that time.
Now, I was able to transfer it with the help of a new partner and therefore, I have released the above stated amount for you.

Please kindly contact my secretary below:

Mr. Micheal Jones
Email address: ( mickjones102@gmail.com )
Tel Phone: +2296331421

I may not have access for continuous communication with you or with my secretary due to the oil investment project I have at the hand here in Kuwait, which had made me so busy at the moment. But I left my secretary an instruction with your contact In other to confirm who you are when you contact him.

This is the PIN the CODE of your ATM VISA CARD (99056), so it is only the card that my secretary will be sent t O you, then you will use the secret PIN CODE above to start withdrawals.
Mrs. Quincy Jeihner

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