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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.John E. Eze." <mrjohnemmaeze0300@gmail.com>
Reply-To: diamondbankolc101@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2016 10:48:00 -0800
Subject: Re:DIAMOND BANK APPROVED YOUR FUND $10.5million Dollars ATM CARD WITH
PIN NUMBER 8081CODE.


Attention Please


This is to let you know that we have received an instruction from the
United Nation by orders of the Ministry of Finance, Republic of Benin to
release your Approved payment of $10.5million Dollars via OCEANIC ATM VISA
CARD which you will use to withdraw your $10.5million Dollars from any ATM
Machine in any part of the world. I must thank you and assure you that your
DIAMOND BANK VISA CARD number 5274783644673648 748; has been approved and
upgraded in your favour this morning.


The amount upgraded in the ATM CARD is $10.5 million Dollars, and your
secret pin number is 8081, Right now, Invitation have been extended to you
to visit DIAMOND BANK Benin Republic for collection of your DIAMOND BANK
ATM VISA CARD and PIN NUMBER so that you can activate it by yourself and
start withdrawing funds from any ATM Machine in your country but the amount
you can withdraw in a day is $10,000, per day as we have programmed it.


Alternatively, if you are unable to visit DIAMOND BANK Republic of Benin
for collection of this your DIAMOND BANK ATM VISA CARD and PIN NUMBER, you
must therefore apply for the DIAMOND BANK ATM VISA CARD and PIN NUMBER to
be sent to you via our diplomatic courier service at your own expenses by
offsetting the following payments such as;


1) Shipment fee of the DIAMOND BANK ATM VISA CARD to your address amount
is $100. (2 Insurance Coverage of the DIAMOND BANK ATM VISA CARD amount is
$105.00.Both payments is the sum of $105.00 it must be paid to enable us
ship the DIAMOND BANK ATM VISA CARD to your address to enable you start
withdrawing your $10.5million Dollars from any ATM machine in any part of
the world.


This DIAMOND BANK ATM VISA CARD must be insured so that it can get to you
without any problem and diversion. This is because this ATM CARD that can
be use to withdraw funds from any ATM Machine in any part of the world.


Secondly the officer in charge is .Hon James Solomon, and make sure you do
forward your full information’s to us such as.

(1). Your Full Name, .............................
(2). Your Country, .................................
(3). Your Direct Telephone Numbers, ...........................
(4). Your Direct Office Phone Numbers, ........................
(5). Mobile Phone Number, ......................
(6). Your Correct Home Address, ..............................
(7). Your Office Address, ......................
(8). Your Current Occupation,..............
(9). your age, ..........................
(10).Your Next Of Kin’s Name, ........................
(11).Your Next Email Address, .........................

Please indicate to the card centre the total sum you are expecting and for
your information, you have to stop any further communication with any
institution or office until you receive the Atm card. Note: because of
impostors, we hereby issue you, your pin code of conduct tag number which
is (8081) .


so you must have to indicate this code when contacting the card center. We
await your urgent response. So if you cannot come to DIAMOND BANK of
Republic of Benin for collection of your DIAMOND BANK ATM VISA CARD, you
must therefore kindly go right now To western union or money gram and send
this shipment and insurance fee of $105.dollars via Western Union Money
transfer with the details below And write the MTCN number down and your
sender name below down the details


Receiver's name......James Ikeli
Country.. Benin Republic
City .. Cotonou
Text Question. YES
Text Answer...YES
Amount $105.
MTCN....
Sender...


As soon as the fee is received, we shall immediately dispatch the DIAMOND
BANK ATM VISA CARD to you and it will take only 2 days to arrive to your
address to enable you start withdrawing funds that same day from any ATM
machine nearest to you.


Yours In Service
Mr.John E.Eze.
Email( diamondbankolc101@yahoo.com )

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