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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.James B. Comey, Jr." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrwilliamssmith519@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2016 07:22:54 -0400
Subject: ATM CARD PAYMENT.

Attention;
 
 
NOTE: If you received this message in your SPAM/BULK folder, it is
because of the restrictions imposed by your Mail/Internet Service
Provider, we urge you to treat it genuinely.
 
How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family? You may not
understand why this email came to you. In regards to the recent
meeting between the United Nations, Cyber Crimes Commission (CCc),
Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) and the United States Government
to restore the dignity and Economy of the Nations based on the Agreement
with the World Bank Assistance Project to help and make the world a
better place. We have been having meetings for the past 3 months with
the Secretary General of the United Nations.
 
This email come to those who are yet to receive their
compensation/inheritance/winnings and who have been scammed in any
part of the world, this includes every foreign contractors that may
have not received their contract sum, and people that have had an
unfinished transaction or Compensation payments that failed due to
Government problems etc. Recently we the Federal Bureau of
Investigation(FBI) arrested internet fraudsters and Scammers with large
amount of money so if you are receiving this email its means you where
selected to be compensated as a scam victim among 100 selected victims
with part of the money recover from the internet fraudsters account, .
The UNITED NATIONS have agreed to compensate you with the sum of
$9,000.000.00 USD (NINE MILLION DOLLARS).
 
100 people where selected across the Globe for this MIDDLE OF THE YEAR
COMPENSATION and Your name and email was in the list submitted by our
Monitoring Team observers and this is why we are contacting you, this
have been agreed upon and have been signed, so you are advised to
contact Mr. Williams Smith of the United Nations Compensation
Commission, as he is our representative in United State Of America.
Contact him immediately for your Compensation payment of $9,000.000.00
USD (NINE MILLION DOLLARS) which will be released directly to you in
accordance with legal clearance and procedures.
 
It is my pleasure to inform you that your ATM Card Number;
4000128498979908 have been approved in your favor. Your Personal
Identification Number is 6062. The ATM Card Value is $9,000.000.00 USD
(NINE MILLION DOLLARS) You are advised that the maximum withdrawal value of
$15,000.00 USD is permitted to you per Day and you can make withdrawal in any
Inter Switch site and ATM Center of your choice.
 
However, you should send him the following details as a prove that you are the real owner of
this funds and to avoid wrong delivery.
 
Full Name/
Telephone Number/
your Residential Address/
Gender:
Occupation:
New email address for this safety of this transaction
 
Contact Mr. Williams Smith immediately for your compensation payment:
 
Mr. Williams Smith
Director- General,
ATM Card Payment
OKLAHOMA Field Office
Phone:+1-918-218-2712
Email: mrwilliamssmith519@yahoo.com
 
 
He is obligated to give you a call and treat your case with almost
urgency as soon as you contact him and fill out your correct details
including all reachable phone numbers for him to get in touch with you
via phone and email.
 
NOTE: Under normal circumstances, the collection of your ATM CARD has been
approve and the IMF and the Finance Ministry insisted that you pay for the DELIVERY
FEE ONLY for your ATM CARD via western union money transfer or Money Gram, which will
cost you just $380 USD only, the western union or Money Gram  payment
receipt of $380 USD is to be nominated to the courier company that will carry
out with the delivery to your door step and they would be a document for you to sign
as a proof of your collection. Ask Mr. Williams Smith  for the instruction
on how to send the delivery fee of $380 to the courier company, Please note that the
delivery fee can not be deducted from your ATM CARD due to the fact
that no one has the authority to unlock and use your ATM CARD on your
behalf because you alone will be the  first person to use the card for the
first withdrawal with your secret code.
 
We also advise that you stop further communications with these
importers and forward any correspondence / proposal you receive from
them to Mr. Williams Smith in other for the FBI to bring justice to
them.
 
Good luck and kind regards,
Making the world a better place!
 
GOD BLESS US.
REGARDS.
Mr.James B. Comey, Jr.
THE NEW FBI DIRECTOR

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