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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: "Mr. O. M. Jonathan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <smithhughes18@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2018 08:38:04 -0700
Subject: IMMEDIATE ATM CARD PAYMENT

DEAR VALUED BENEFICIARY.
THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE WRITTEN TO YOU BEFORE
WITHOUT GETTING RESPONSE FROM YOU. AND WE BELIEVE THAT OUR PREVIOUS MAIL
DID NOT GET TO YOU THEREFORE WE WRITE YOU AGAIN. WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE STILL
DEALING WITH THE NONE OFFICIALS IN THE BANK. WE WISH TO ADVISE YOU THAT SUCH AN ILLEGAL ACT HAS TO STOP IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT, SINCE A SOLUTION TO YOUR PROBLEM HAS BEEN APPROVED. MEANWHILE, YOUR PAYMENT HAS BEEN ARRANGED THROUGH OUR SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER. WE ARE CONTACTING YOU CONCERNING THE RELEASE OF YOUR SAMSUNG UK PROMO FUND / DRAFT /CHEQUE /ATM CARD WHICH HAVE BEEN DELAYED BY SOME OFFICIALS WHO CLAIM TO BE
IN POSITION OF YOUR FUND THEREBY EXTORTING MONEY FROM YOU IN ONE WAY
OR THE OTHER.
 
 
YOUR FUND HAS FINALLY BEEN APPROVED FOR TRANSFER. YOUR FUND WILL BE TRANSFER TO YOU VIA MASTERCARD ATM WHICH IS CASHABLE IN ANY ATM MACHINE OR BANK ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.
 
 
WE HEREBY INFORM YOU THAT THE ATM CARD WORTH ($350,000.00) THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY UNITED STATES DOLLARS HAS BEEN CREDITED IN YOUR FAVOR AS THE FIRST PART PAYMENT OF YOUR SAMSUNG UK PROMO FUND WHICH HAS BEEN DELAYED BY THESE OFFICERS WHO CLAIM TO BE IN POSITION
OF YOUR FUND.
 
 
THEREFORE YOU ARE WARNED TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH
ANYBODY CONCERNING YOUR SAMSUNG UK PROMO FUND I HOPE THIS IS CLEAR?
 
 
YOUR FUND WILL BE RELEASED VIA MASTERCARD ATM IN ACT TO UPHOLD THE RULE
OF LAW WHICH WE REPRESENT. YOU HAVE TO RECONFIRM THE INFORMATION BELOW
FOR SECURITY REASONS. THE ONLY PAYMENT YOU ARE OBLIGED TO PAY IS THE COURIER
DELIVERY CHARGES & DOCUMENT HANDLING FEE ONLY WHICH IS ($120.000) ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY UNITED STATES DOLLARS
 
 
CONTACT THE VERIFICATION OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE DELIVERY:
 
NAME   : SMITH HUGHES
E-MAIL  : SMITHHUGHES18@GMAIL.COM
TELL/WHATSAPP NO : +447781514140
 
SEND HIM THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION OF YOURS FOR THE CONCLUSION OF
YOUR ATM CARD:
 
1. FULL NAME
2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
3. ADDRESS TO SEND YOUR ATM CARD
4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION
5. ATTACHED COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION
 
NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS
(ATM-811) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER BY USING
IT AS YOUR SUBJECT
 
 
REGARDS,
MR. O. M. JONATHAN
CREDIT MANAGER
 

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