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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: Bolaji Woodman <chanesuan@oaep.go.th>
Reply-To: bjwoodman02@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2015 22:40:12 +0100
Subject: Re: GREAT APOLOGY FOR THE ATM CARD DELAY.

Good day,
 
How are you today?= I Hope all is well with you and your family. I know that you might h= ave forgotten about this your outstanding fund due to our mistake to = have delayed the delivery up to this moment. I am writing to inform y= ou that your file was found in our old bank office today and we disco= vered that your Cashier's Cheque of $1,850,000 Million united state d= ollars have not been sent to you as it was instructed by our former b= oss Mr. Daniel Emefiele, who fortunately is also not the governor of = the Central bank.
 
We are very sorry = for the mistake and the delay, please bear with us because the fault = is from our former secretary who did not complete the instruction giv= en to dispatch it. My dear, note that your Cheque have been converted= into an ATM Master Card to free it from Expiring. This message there= fore, is to tell you that the arrangement to deliver to you the $1,85= 0,000 Million worth ATM Master Card is concluded today and the only f= ee which you will have to pay is the delivery fee.
 
Now your ATM Maste= r Card is well packaged with every legal documents to cover it so as = not to have any problems with any office or authority or with your Co= untry=92s Government and we have deposited your ATM Master Card with = the conclusion to deliver it to your home as soon as you contact the = department in charge of the deliery with you current information as b= elow:-
 
(1.) Your Full nam= e: ________________
(2.) Your home Add= ress: ______________
(3.) Your current = telephone number: ______
(4.) A copy of you= r identification: _____________
(5.) Your age/sex:= ____________________
(6.) Your country:= ____________________
(7.) Your occupati= on: __________________
 
Try and get in con= tact with the ATM Unit Director on this below E-mail:-
 
Contact: Rev. More= nike Adams
morenike1920@outlo= ok.com
morenike1920@hotma= il.com
Tel: +234813391603= 2
 
Please try to call= or email him immediately to know when your ATM Master Card could be = delivered to you. I wait for your update as soon as you have received= your ATM Master Card package. Rev. Morenike Adams will also guide yo= u on how to make withdrawals daily on the card and make sure you do n= ot give out your email account password to any offices or persons to = avoid lost of information.
 
Thanks and God Ble= ss You.
Yours sincerely
Ms. Alice Nduka,
United Bank for Af= rica
(U.B.A)

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