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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. Momoh Abba" <idrisngaris@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Dr. Momoh Abba" <atmheadofbeni@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 20:37:41 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Contact for your ATM worth US$4.5million now!


This is to congratulate you for scaling through the
hurdles of screening by the board of directors of this
payment task force. Your payment file was approved and
the instruction was given us to release your payment and
activate your ATM card for use.

The first batch of your card which contains US
$4.5million U.S. DOLLARS has been activated and is the
total fund loaded inside the card. Your fund which is in
total US$4.5million  U.S. DOLLARS will come to you.

Your ATM would be sent to you via UPS delivery Company,
Because we have signed a contract with them which should
expired by   Dec 20 the  2016.
We wish to let you know that everything concerning your
ATM CARD payment dispatch is ready in this office and we
have a meeting with the house (Federal
government of
Benin) we informed them That your fund should not cost
you any thing because is your money (Your Card).
Moreover, we have an agreement with them that you should
pay only delivering of your card which is only $69 USD.
DOLLARS by  Delivering Company.

However, you have only three working days to send this
$69 U.S. DOLLARS for the delivering of your card, if we
don't hear from you with the payment information; the
Federal Government will cancel the card.

I will advice you to try and send the Delivering fee in
the fpr immediate action on how to dispatch your ATM
Please confirm your full information if you are ready
for your Fund and i will give you the information on how
to send the $69 through western union, upon the reciept
of the $69, your ATM Card will be delivered to you and I
need you to send me a scanned copy of your id



I wait for your urgent response so as to
know that you
are the right beneficiary.

Thank you and have a wonderful day.
Dr. Momoh Abba
Director ATM Swift Card/Foreign Operation Dept,
UBA BANK BIN PLC
CALL ME +229-620-633-28

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