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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: "MAHE MAHMUD ABUBAKAR-Executive Director" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unionunion@mail333.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2017 18:42:34 -0800
Subject: Re: Receive your Jaiz BANK ATM MASTER CARD NOW.

JAIZ BANK PLC
Jaiz Bank Plc. Head Office,
UBA House, 57, Marina, P. O. Box 2406, Lagos.
Phone Number: +234 700 223 8670
Fax: +234 1 200 8448
www.jaizbankplc.com
JAIZ BANK MAHE MAHMUD ABUBAKAR-Executive Director
 
Urgent Attention Needed,
 
This is to let you know that we  have received an instruction from the United Nation by orders of the Ministry of Finance, Federal Republic of
 
Nigeria to release your Approved payment of US$5.5M USD via Jaiz BANK ATM MASTER CARD which you will use to withdraw your US$5.5 Million
 
Dollars from any ATM Machine in any part of the world. I must thank you and assure you that Jaiz BANK ATM MASTER CARD number
 
5274-7836-4467-364; has been approved  and upgraded in your favor. The amount upgraded in your ATM CARD is US$5.5 Million Dollars and your
 
secret pin number will be giving to you later after you receive the ATM MASTER CARD to avoid hackers problem , Right now, Invitation have been
 
extended to you to visit Jaiz BANK Nigeria Republic for collection of your Jaiz BANK ATM MASTER CARD and PIN NUMBER so that you can start
 
withdrawing your funds from any ATM Machine in your country but the amount you can withdraw in a day is $10,000,as we have programmed it.
 
Alternatively, if you are unable to visit Jaiz BANK Federal Republic of Nigeria for collection of your Jaiz BANK ATM MASTER CARD and PIN
 
NUMBER, you must therefore apply for the Jaiz BANK ATM MASTER CARD and PIN NUMBER to be sent to you via our diplomatic courier service at your
 
own expenses by offsetting the following payments such&nb sp; as;
 
1) Shipment fee of the JAIZ BANK ATM MASTER CARD to your address
 
amounting to US$75.00
2) Insurance Coverage of the JAIZ BANK ATM MASTER CARD amounting to USU
 
S$65.00.
 
Both payments totaling the sum of US$140.00 must be paid to enable us ship the Jaiz BANK ATM MASTER CARD to your address to enable you start
 
withdrawing your US$5.5 Million Dollars from any  ATM machine in any part of the world. This Jaiz BANK ATM MASTER CARD must be insured so
 
that it will deliver 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 every part of the world. So,if you cannot afford to come down for the collection of your Jaiz
 
BANK ATM MASTER CARD, you must therefore kindly go right now and send this shipment and insurance fee of US$140.00 via Money Gram Or Western
 
Union money transfer with the details below.
 
Receiver's Name: JOHN Adekunle
Country.: Nigeria Republic
City: Lagos
Test Question: Color
Answer: Color
Amount: US$140.00 only
REF/MTCN.
SENDER.
 
As soon as the fee is received, we  shall immediately dispatch the Jaiz BANK ATM MASTER CARD to you and it will take only 2 to three days to
 
arrive to your address to enable you start withdrawing funds the same day from any ATM machine nearest to you.
 
Once you send the fee $140.00 try to furnish us with your full personal information such as.
 
Your full name:
living country:
country origin:
Home and office Address:
Telephone and mobile Number:
Your nearest airport:
A copy of your picture and passport:
Age:
Sex:
Your occupation:
 
Thanks for your understanding as we are waiting for your quick reply with the payment information.
 
Thanks.
Yours Faithfully,
Phone Number: +234 700 223 8670
JAIZ BANK MAHE MAHMUD ABUBAKAR-Executive Director
Our interest is mutual

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