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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: =?UTF-8?B?6LW16Iqx?= <agritraderel@gmail.com>
Reply-To: agritraderesourceslimited@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2016 13:05:25 +0000
Subject: Your compensation

My name is Mrs. Williams Martin,Visa Card Bank department, Sequel to the
Conference we hold last week with the Anti-Corruption Financial Crimes
investigators,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 personal accounts,and because of that your
payment will send to you by Visa card that will be coming along side with a
customer pin which you will use to withdraw your money from any ATM machine
worldwide.

The National Bureau of Interpol enhanced by the United Nations and Federal
Bureau of Investigation have successfully passed a mandate to the current
Federal Ministry of Finance Senegal Cooperate and World Bank Group with
(IMF),approved a Funds to compensate the victims listed ,Contract debt,
Inheritance and Winning Prizes,Merit Fund,Bank Draft expire,Transfer field,
kindly contact the Visa Card payment Head office who is in position to
issue and release your visa card to you,however provide your information's
dater and send to them.

Contact Person: Mr. Michael Jonas
Director: UBA bank Plc Visa Card payment department
Tel: +221 764 578 38
Email: creditmutuel.CMS@financier.com

Also be informed that your compensation amount is US$1,500,000.00 (One
Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)your money is waiting
for you.

Regard
Mrs.Williams Martin

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