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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: WELLS FARGO BANK <fundrelease.deptbcao@gmail.com>
Reply-To: WELLS FARGO BANK <wellfargob@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2017 21:08:10 +0900 (JST)
Subject: YOUR ATM Card Valued $14.3 Million US Dollars.


Attention Customer: 
 
In respect of your fund inheritance payment $14.3 Million US Dollars, we the bank of WELLS FARGO BANK Las Vegas, Nevada, USA the head office will send you a new ATM VISA CARD that will accumulate your total funds of $14.3 Million USD according to the instruction from our creditor department here in the bank today. After the board of directors meeting held on 9th, January 2017 the total payment was approved for payment to you in new ATM VISA CARD which you must use to make withdraw of your fund in any ATM slotting machine around the world with maximum amount of $25,000 USD in daily payment until you cash the total payment of $14.3 Million USD credited in your ATM account.
 
Meanwhile, you have to send the required fee of $105 USD request for obtain the Affidavit of claim Ownership in your transaction with our government here in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, the US Monitory Fund Investigation Union head office in Washington DC capital United State of America will declare your payment free from any money laundry and terrorism drug money sponsor activities to enable our service have the authority of release the payment to you and register it with USPS MAILING POST for over-night delivery to your address without delay.
 
Furthermore, Reconfirm the following information
 
Full Name......
Current delivery address..
Mobile phone number.
Direct phone number....
 
And here is information to send the fee to them because all modality has already been worked out even before you were contact and noted; also all we request from you is to follow our instruction so we can deliver your ATM parcel to your address today. Send the $105 usd only to (Wali F. Muhammad) through WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM TRANSFER SERVICE
 
Receivers Name: Wali  F. Muhammad
Country: United States
State: Nevada
CITY: Las Vegas
Text Question:...Today
Answer:........Today
Amount:..... $105 USD Only
Senders Address....
MTCN....
 
Send us the MTCN Control Numbers or money gram reference number once you make the payment so we can direct it to the right office imposition to release the document. And immediately you make the payment to them the document will be sign and your ATM parcel will be delivered to your address without delay.
 
Yours in service,
John G. Stumpf Chairman & CEO; Director,
Address: Eagle Station, 3861 S Carson St, Carson City, NV 89701, USA.

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