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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: "U.N ORGANIZATION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <andrewbdoe015@accountant.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 15:27:41 -0700
Subject: COMPENSATION INHERITANCE FUND ATM CARD DELIVERY.

Dear Fund Beneficiary,
 
                  IRREVOCABLE PAYMENT ORDER VIA ATM CARD
 
We have actually been authorized by the newly appointed United Nation secretary general, and the governing body of the UNITED NATIONS Monetary Unit, to investigate the unnecessary delay on your payment, recommended and approved in your favor. During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that your payment has been unnecessarily Delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank who are Trying to divert your funds into their private accounts.
 
To forestall this, security for your funds was organized in the form of a personal Identification number (PIN) ATM MASTER CARD and this will enable only you to have direct Control over this Inheritance funds in the ATM CARD. We will monitor this payment ourselves to avoid the hopeless situation created by the Officials of West African bank.
 
An irrevocable payment guarantee has been issued by the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on your Inheritance Fund Payment. However, we are happy to inform you that based on our recommendation/Instructions; your complete Inheritance funds have been credited into an ATM MASTER CARD on your favor.
 
You are therefore advice to contact:
 
Mr. Andrew Boye-Doe.
Legal Director ATM Payment Department
(The Central Bank of Ghana West African)
Email Address: mr.andrewbdoe@accountant.com
 
Contact Mr. Andrew Boye-Doe now for the delivery of your Inheritance Fund ATM Card to your door-Step. As soon as you establish a contact with him, an ATM Master Card will be issued to you immediately which you can use to withdraw your Inheritance funds in any Bank ATM Machine in Euro and your Country, but the maximum for withdrawal is 20,000 Euro per day. So if you're really want to receive your Inheritance fund payment through this means you're advised to contact Legal Director ATM Payment Department (Mr. Andrew Boye-Doe. Central Bank of Ghana) with the following information as stated below:
 
1. Your Full Name:
2. Address Where You Want the FedEx Courier Company to Send Your ATM Card To or (P.O Box)
3. Your Age:
4. Occupation:
5. Telephone Numbers:
6. Country:
 
NOTE: You are advised to furnish Mr. Andrew Boye-Doe, with your correct and valid details. Also be informed that the amount to be paid to you into the ATM Master Card is total sum of 4, 500, 000, 00 Euro {Four Million Five Hundred Thousand Euro} We expect your urgent response to the Bank of Ghana office to the email we provided to you to enable us monitor this ATM Card payment effectively thereby making contact with Mr. Andrew Boye-Doe as directed to avoid further delay.
 
Congratulations.
 
MR. KASSYM-JOMART TOKAYEV
DIRECTOR-GENERAL
UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION

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