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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: AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BAK <"WWW."@sound.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BAK <fileoffice270@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2016 03:16:38 +0900 (JST)
Subject: WELCOME TO AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK(ATM)


I writing to acknowledge you that we have finally succeeded in getting your ATM VISA CARD worth’s of $2,870,000 usd million out of (ECOWAS) Economic Community of West African States department with the help of Mr.Peter George Attorney General of Federal High Court of Justice du Benin Republic which act as your foreign Attorney representative here in Benin Republic.

Meanwhile every necessary arrangement has been made successfully with the Agent Mr.Ben Jark for the delivery of your ATM VISA CARD and every Document guiding your delivery is well updated so you are advised to reconfirm your full delivery information to the Agent Mr.Ben Jark right now as he is currently at Tampa International Airport , DC with your ATM VISA CARD. He has already called me with his number on his arrival 5hours ago.

He is waiting to hear from you today with the information, NOTE: The Diplomatic Agent Mr.Ben Jark does not know that the content of the ATM VISA CARD is $2.870,000 million and on no circumstances should you let him know the content. The ATM CARD were moved from here as India Cloths, so never allow him to open the CARD OK.

He is waiting to hear from you today with the information,
So you are advice to reconfirm your full delivery information to the diplomat and ask him to send you the fedEx Airway Bill so as to prove to you that he is currently in your country also ask him to give you his mobile phone number so as to have easy conversation with him and to enable you give him your full direction to get your VISA CARD delivered to you and hand you over your ATM VISA CARD safe and sound, Furthermore you are advice to be very fast as the Agent Mr.Ben Jark has no time to waste due to his flight ticket. So the Information you are required to reconfirm to the Follow.

(1)Your Full Name=============
(2)Mobile Phone Number========
(3)Current Home Address=======
(4)Fax Number=================
(5)Country====================
(6)City=======================
(7)Nearest Airport ===========
(8)Passport/Drivers license ==
(9)your Occupation============

Kindly contact him on this via his email address, Contact person,
Name Agent Mr.Ben Jack
phone;+22966203245

EMAIL (fileoffice270@gmail.com)

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