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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: "Scott Joseph" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <scotjoseph056@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2017 18:15:52 +0200
Subject: CAN YOU USE ATM CARD IN YOUR CITY/COUNTRY ?

Hello friend,

How are you today, i am your friend from Nigeria.Please Can you use ATM Visa card to withdraw money on ATM cash payment machine in your country? i want to transfer money to you from my country.

it is the part of the money taken by the old politician that are out of power/government in our country Nigeria i will change the account to your name and apply for a visa card with your name in our bank, i will send the visa card to you and you will be withdrawing money with it and always send my own percentage of the money to me as you make withdrawals on daily/weekly basis

whenever you withdraw money you will send 50% to me and you will take 50% of the money. the visa card and the bank account will be on your name,there is no any risk involved, i assure you, there will never be no problem or risk..

I will be waiting for your information as soon as possible.Reply via this email; scotjoseph056@gmail.com

Your name...........................................
Age.................................................
Sex.................................................
Country.............................................
Occupation..........................................
Phone number........................................

Best Regards.
Scott Joseph
Email ; scotjoseph056@gmail.com

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