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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: Ryan Schneider <capital.one.caa@gmail.com>
Reply-To: capital.one.bnk@outlook.com
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2015 00:23:07 +0100
Subject: Ryan M. Schneider

Capital One Bank (USA)
220 Jefferson Street
Pittsburg, TX 75686
United States.
Telephone: +1 727 258 5832

Good day

As specialist in issuing of Credit cards, our bank has been mandated
by the IMF/World Bank to compensate you with $1MillionUSD via ATM Visa
Card. A Joint statement was agreed by IMF/World Bank at the World
Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2015 Davos-Klosters, Switzerland.

You are urgently requested to furnish me with your Full name, Address,
Occupation, Cell phone and any form of identification. Note that your
ATM Visa Card has been processed and ready to be dispatched to you
with a Daily maximum withdrawal of $10,000USD programmed on it.

You will be requested to come down to our office for the collection of
your ATM Visa Card in person for the collection of your ATM Visa Card
within less than 72hours and if you cannot be able to come, we can
dispatch this Card via DHL, FedEx, or UPS which Beneficiary must bear
the cost of courier which is mandatory and not negotiable. Please take
note of this. Once i hear from you more directives will be issued to
you.

Ryan M. Schneider
Executive Director/President-ATM Card
Capital One Bank.

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