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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: "Director Terry Cool," <officedepartment8@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Director Terry Cool," <officeservice51@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2015 03:56:46 +0900 (JST)
Subject: WELCOME TO US BANK CHICAGO-IL HEAD OFFICE,


WELCOME TO US BANK CHICAGO-IL HEAD OFFICE,
United States of America
 
DEAR CUSTOMER,
 
In respect of your fund inheritance payment $14.3Million US Dollars, we the bank authorities US Bank of Chicago IL, head office will send you a new ATM VISA CARD that will accumulate your total funds of $14.3 Million USD according to the instruction from our creditor department here in the bank today. After the board of directors meeting yesterday 6th, October 2015 the total payment was approved for payment to you in new ATM VISA CARD which you must use to make withdraw of your fund in any ATM slotting machine around the world with maximum amount of $15,000 USD in daily payment until you cash the total payment of $14.3 Million USD credited in your ATM account.
 
Meanwhile, you have to send the required fee of $85 USD request for obtain the Affidavit of claim Ownership in your transaction with government of your fund origin been Federal Justice Republic BENIN, the US Monitory Fund Investigation Union head office in Washington DC capital United State of America will declare your payment free from any money laundry and terrorism drug money sponsor activities to enable our service have the authority of release the payment to you and register it with US MAILING POST for over-night delivery to your address without delay.

Furthermore, Reconfirm the following information

Full Name......
Current delivery address....
Mobile phone number...
Direct phone number....

And here is information to send the fee to them because all modality has already been worked out even before you were contact and noted; also all we request from you is to follow our instruction so we can deliver your ATM parcel to your address today. Send the $85usd only to (DAVID CHIKE) through WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM TRANSFER SERVICE as list following to enable them release the document today.
 
Receiver Name:....DAVID CHIKE
Country:..........Benin Republic,
City:........Cotonou.
Text Question:...Today?
Answer:........today,
Amount:..... $85 USD Only
MTCN....
 
Send us the MTCN Control Numbers or money gram reference number once you make the payment so we can direct it to the right office imposition to release the document. And immediately you make the payment to them the document will sign and your ATM parcel will deliver to your address without delay.
 
We in service.
Director Terry Cool,
Foreign Remittance Manager,   

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