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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: WALMART TRANSFER SERVICE <"w4."@eagle.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: WALMART TRANSFER SERVICE <serviriceprepcard01666@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2017 06:05:11 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attn beneficiary, Pick up your Walmart transfer Wal-Mart/Ref No;
7792-1500-094,,

Date:02/17/2017.
Dear beneficiary

Your Bank Check Draft is been delivered here by the official diplomatic agent but the Chief Risky officer is been re-directed your payment via WAL★MART payment center of Montoursville, PA 17754, and you are to be receiving a Wal-Mart to Wal-Mart transfer once you have contacted the payment office with your full receiver's information.. and the Wal-Mart/Ref No 7792-1500-094 immediately your first payment is been made to your name today.

In, a Wal-Mart TO Wal-Mart transfer, you be receiving the sum of $1,000.00 per per Lump, but the payment has to be committed $1,000.00 (x) 3 times daily which is totally $3,000.00/USD every blessed day) . So shall your Payment will continues until you picked up your total approved $18,6 Million/USD completed from Wal-Mart transfer service. Walmart Reference number will be sending to you in every each of the payment sent to you so you can pick it up immediately and we deliberate the second transfer of the day.

But in-case, you may like to receive this funds VIA Bank to Bank wire transfer, then you go ahead and re-confirmed your full existing bank account and the details, the processing arrangement shall be completed within the 3-4 banking days but you must confirm your total amount in any existing bank on your name.

Your postal code of Conduct is: (WALT016) It's your personal code of conduct between you and this service data only. You can use it to locate/track down your files when lose or been delayed more than your expectation.

Bellow are the INFORMATION REQUIRED from you to start receiving your daily payment from the Wal-Mart payment service re-confirmed your information so it can be submitted to them today for immediate release of this funds..

Your full name AND address:
Name of your Country & City:
Home/office address:
IDENTITY CARD/PHOTO:
Current occupation:
Contact telephone number:

Contact Mr. Peter Van Hemert: The payment operator manager so you can pick up your first payment from the Wal-Mart transfer service today, PA. address; 1015 N Loyalsock Ave, Montoursville, PA 17754, USA. Email:<serviriceprepcard01666@gmail.com> Phone number; +1-217-662-3247. And For your information, note that they have been waiting to hear from you but your payment file will be canceled if no body hears from you now till the next 3,DAYS interval.

Regards,
Mr Geoffrey S. Greener | Chief Risk Officer.

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