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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: "CONTACT HIM FOR YOUR ATM CARD WORTH U$4.903,850." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <diplomatrogertuner@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2015 00:14:37 -0300
Subject: CONTACT HIM FOR YOUR ATM CARD WORTH U$4.903,850.

Good day,

You must act very urgently to this message. I am Rev. martin andrew from United Bank for Africa (UBA).

It has been brought to our notice that your ATM master card package valued at US$4,903,850 we

dispatched to you through FedEx has yet to be delivered to you due to immigration obstacles in the USA.

Your ATM Card package left our bank on march 17th, 2015, arrived at North Salt Lake in the United

States on june 20th 2015 en-route to you, but was since being held in Florida Airport awaiting clearance.

you have to contact Robert Martins to claim your card, please do not go to him to insult him nor disobey

him, he have your ATM CARD and he will have to deliver it himself to your doorstep.

CONGRATUALTION INADVANCE, AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU BECAUSE 2015 IS A BLESSING FOR YOU

CAN'T YOU SEE, SO CONTACT MR ROBERT FOR YOUR ATM CARD DELIVERY


Send to him the following:-
1. Your full name
2. Your physical address
3. Your house phone
4. Your cell phone
5. Your Occupation:

Agent contact:
DHL OFFICAL: lawson waters.
Email: diplomatrogertuner@gmail.com

Mr. martin andrew informed that you are only required to act urgently. So please hurry now as your

package might incur demurrage if it stays more than 3 days.

Thank you,
Best Regards,
Rev. martin andrew,
United Bank for Africa (UBA)

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