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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: Austine Dike
Reply-To: <revfatheraustinedike2222@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2015 15:16:55 +0100
Subject: Payment Notification Urgent

Attention / From the World Bank
RE/NO: 002-Rbs/0047/2015

Attention

Payment Notification Urgent:

Sorry for the delay in sending this message, We were checking over some files and packages in the office and we discover an ATM CARD which was addressed on your name, (I think it is a winning/Inheritances funds) I believe you can remember a dealing that has to do with some cooperate body or individual about this said funds to be deliver to you through an (ATM CARD) but I do not have any idea why it was on hold at our Airport up-to-date.

So we contacted the Authorities and they asked us to get in contact with Senator Richard Burr, to get an approval to figure out what was in the package, After checking over the ATM CARD, we discover a total sum of $5.5,000.000 ($5.5 Million USD) through the router figurative machine who check on balance through the number on a ATM CARD, so we report back to the Senator Richard Burr and we were asked to deliver the package to you from this office. (Senator Richard Burr, City Hall, Room 222 181 South Street Gastonia, NC 28052) We need you to reconfirm your full name and Home address to see if it will show on the package we have here. And also if you want your ATM CARD to be delivered to you immediately, it will cost you just $95.00 which is the charges for the insurance certificate and delivery of the ATM CARD, meanwhile your ATM CARD is save with our securities service so please have that in mind, you are advice to comply with us
Before Mr. Bob Chantler Claim Your Fund because I received an-Email from him that you are
DEAD.

Your Full Name: ______________________________
You’re Contact House Address: ______________________
Name of City of Residence:_______________________________
Country:____________________________________
Direct Telephone Number:________________________
Mobile Number:____________________________________
Working Identity Card/Int'l
Passport:________________________________
AGE: ________________________________
OCCUPATION: ________________________________
You’re Zip Code: _______________________


However, kindly find below the contact person:
Diplomat Rev Father Austine Dike
A Diplomatic Agent by profession
Email: revfatheraustinedike2222@gmail.com

The information above is where the ATM CARD was stopped at Charlotte Douglas International Airport North Carolina.

THIS MAIL IS NOT A SPAM OR SCAM MESSAGE, WE CAN DELIVER YOUR FUNDS TOMORROW IF WE RECEIVED REPLY FROM YOU, I HAVE INCLUDED MY NAME AND MY SENATOR FOR YOU TO KNOW I AM FOR REAL AND NOT A SCAM IF YOU NEED TO VERIFY ME, SO STOP DEALING WITH ANY BODY IF YOU HAVE SOME IMPOSTERS YOU ARE DEALING WITH AND FOCUS ON GETTING YOUR FUNDS HERE IN THE STATES, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED NOT TO DISCLOSE THIS DEAL TO NO ONE OR ELSE TERMINATION FROM THE HOUSE OF SENATE WILL PENETRATE ON YOUR FUNDS DUE TO THE FACT THAT YOU WERE TRYING TO CONTACT ANOTHER PERSON, SO NO MISTAKE OF SUCH WILL BE TOLERATED, WE ARE DOING OUR BEST TO MAKE SURE YOUR FUND OF ATM CARD GET'S TO YOUR HAND.

Regards,
Rev. Father Austine Dike.
My alternative Email address
revfatheraustinedike.1111@hotmail.com


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