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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: "info.zenithdirect.payment" <info.zenithdirect.payment@gmail.com>
Reply-To: usbankingpayments@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2016 22:19:08 +0100
Subject: Re: Delivery of Your ATM (VISA) Card.........FROM THE U.S BANK

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U.S Bank Direct Customer Center
Address:, 10205 Ditmars Boulevard
East Elmhurst, NY 11369 United State.
Tel: (+1407-337-5662)
Text: (+1407-337-5662)
Service Attendant: Mrs. Rosa Johnson.


Dear Esteemed Beneficiary,


Be informed that after the investigations into some irregular payments
by the banks, the United State Government under the regime of President
Obama, in conjunction with the U.S Bank , has formalized arrangements to
commence ta payment of your outstanding payment of $10,500,000.00 to you
through this esteem bank. The U.S BANK.


By this new payment arrangement, you are to enjoy less or no costs as
your payment has already been approved to be loaded into a Visa Debit
(ATM) card which will be delivered to you at your preferred
destination in the state. The ATM card will access your funds from
any ATM in over 170 countries and can be used at POS globally.


So therefore if you in any way happened to be among those that was being
cheated by the Nigerian Scammed victims report in repect of your over long
outstanding payment, the U.S government now uses this little opportunity to
rewards you back on that same payment to show our heart felt on your past
experience at the wrong hands. please go ahead and furnish us with the
following information below for accurate delivery without mistakes:


1.) Name in full:
2.) Valid Delivery Address:
3.) Your Telephone Contact


The receipt of the above-listed requirements by our Debit Card Unit
assures safe delivery of your loaded ATM card to your destination
within 48hrs, the only fee you will be required to pay is the sun of $85
only which
is for the shipment of your ATM card to your address.


Take note that as soon as the parcel is on transit, your tracking
number will be forward to you so that it will enable you to track your
package over there and to know its delivery status or when it will be
arriving down
to your address. Let me repeat again, try and reconfirm your delivery
information
as soon as you receive this mail to avoid any further delay and take note
that
your pin code of the card is 7864 do not expose it to anybody. And try
to call us so that i will be rest assured that this message gets
to you safely.

Accept our congratulations.

Faithfully yours,

Rosa Johnson (Mrs),
Cards Payments U.S Bank Unit,
Phone; +1407-337-5662
Text: +1407-337-5662
By U.S Banking Management.

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