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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 MIKE GOLD" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mikegold6000@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 03:40:27 -0700
Subject: ATTN DEAR BENEFICIARY


TNT GLOBAL DELIVERY COMPANY AMT
Address: agboku Grace Plaza,
2E-4 ELigaliAyorinde,portonovo
Victoria Ireland Benin republice

Good day to you, this is the second notice we

are sending to you in regards to
your ATM visa card left here in our office, we

notified you about this few weeks
ago but we haven’t heard from you up till this

moment. Many other packages, which we
are supposed to deliver together with yours had

already been delivered to their various
owners and yet yours is still here in our

company.

You can check on our website track with The

written numbers below and see those whom we

have
already delivered; they allhave received their

shipments in a good condition. Tracking number:
415459624 ( already delivered ) This is the

evidence of the shipments we have already made

safely and no complain. Today we brought out

some packages abandon here in our office, so

that is where we found yours sealed in an

envelope. We opened this all to find out is an

ATM card.
Get back to me on this Email

(mikegold6000@gmail.com)

Attached to this, is a letter sealed in the

same envelope stating that this card worth the

sum US$4.8,million Dollars also that it has

already been activated for use. Reading down on

this letter, which explains that the pin

numbers of the card will not be giving to any

other person but you and it has to be from the

bank UBA Bank which issued this card.

Get back to me with the following information

to commence the shipment of atm visa card
1)Your full Name:
2)Home/Cell Phone:
3)Full Home address
4)Occupation:
5)YOUR COUNTRY:
6)YOUR CITY:
7)Age:
8)Sex: ID

I wait your urgent response. Thanks and remain

bless
Best Regards.
REV.MIKE GOLD
Mobile:+234 8130430966
Get back to me on this Email

(mikegold6000@gmail.com)

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