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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. Evans Henry" <WW.@comet.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr. Evans Henry" <evanshenryatmcard44@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Feb 2016 03:50:33 +0900 (JST)
Subject: HERE IS YOUR ATM CARD INFORMATION:

I write to inform you that your fund have been approved by
the government of Benin republic and we are ready to make the delivery of your
ATM CARD total of $7.5 million USD to
your home address as soon as you re-confirm your address to me.

Your full name:

Your phone:

Your home address:

You’re ID card:

HERE IS YOUR ATM CARD INFORMATION:

Your ATM card pin:0974

Your ATM CARD NO:80649235167809

Note that you are to pay only $85 for the proof of fund
ownership clearance certificate so that your ATM CARD will not be stop in any
airport and you ATM will be delivery to your home address as soon as you pay
the little fee of $85 to the high court office here for them to approve
document on your name, so please get back to me now so that I will give you the
payment information

I will be waiting for your mail so that we can make the
delivery of your $7.5 million to you today.

You can call me with this phone number: +22999253075 and you
are to email me here on my email: evanshenryatmcard44@gmail.com

Yours in Service,

Mr. Evans Henry

Payment Coordinator

For ECOWAS

Phone number: +22999253075

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