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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. Thomas A. Shannon" <ralph.goodale188@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Mr. Thomas A. Shannon" <ifobjrep202@collector.org>
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2017 17:38:21 +0900 (JST)
Subject: YOUR ATM CARD HERE IN USA AIRPORT


U.S Department of State
2201 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20520.
Contact phone number (+1 646-948-2964) TEXT OR CALL

Your
ATM Visa Card Will Be Shipped Through USPS To Your Address I am Mr.
Thomas A. Shannon Jr, United States Secretary of State by profession.
This is to inform you officially that after our investigations with the
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
and other Security Agencies in the Country for the year ended 2015, we
discovered that you have not receive your fund.

I have made it my
first point of call since taking office to settle all Outstanding
Payments accrued to Individuals or Corporations with respect to local
and overseas contract payment, Debt Rescheduling and Outstanding
Compensation payment. This is to make sure all Outstanding
payments are settled beginning of this fiscal year 2016. On Behalf of
the entire staff of the U.S. Department of State and the United Nations
in collaboration with World Bank, we apologize for the delay of your
contract payment, Winning or Inheritance funds from most of African
Countries and all the inconveniences you encountered while pursuing
this payment. However, from the records of outstanding beneficiaries due
for payment with the U.S Secretary of State, your name was
discovered as next on the list of the outstanding payment who has not yet received their payments.

Note
that from the record in my file, your outstanding contract payment is
$17, .500,000.00 (Seventeen Million five Hundred Thousand Dollars)
loaded in an ATM Visa Card that allows you to make a daily maximum
withdrawal limit of $5,000 Five Thousand Dollars).I have your file here
in my office and it says that you are yet to receive your fund valued at
$17,500,000.00
(Seventeen Million five Hundred Thousand Dollars). This Funds will now
be delivered to your designated address or your preferred payment
option.

We have perfected all modules on how to bring this fund
to your house without any problem, but be aware that United Nations and
the United States Government has only authorized my office to release
the Sum of $17,500,000.00 to you as true beneficiary of the Fund. Note
that your loaded ATM Visa Card will be mailed to you through Priority
Mail Express (USPS) to your designated address immediately you admit
full compliance to this email. You are advised to kindly reply this
email with the below details enclosed to help ensure safe mailing of
your ATM Visa Card:

Your Full Name:
Your Contact House Address:
Name of City of Residence:
Country of Residence:
Direct Mobile Telephone Number:
ID Card, DL or Passport Copy:
Age and Occupation:

NOTE:
Every documentation proof for your
fund have been packaged and seal to be mailed together with your Visa
Card to your address. Therefore, the only obligation required of you by
the laws of the Government of United States and the financial Monetary
Policy of the Supreme Court, states that; you as a beneficiary must
officially obtain the irrevocable LEGAL STAY OF PROCEED from the Supreme
Court of USA, as a means to justify the legitimacy, transparency and
clean bill of funds from USA so that by the time your funds gets to you,
no authority will question the funds as it has been legally certified
free from all financial Malpractices and facets. The LEGAL STAY OF
PROCEED is valued at a cost of just ( $250) The fee payment can be made
through Western union or Money Gram Money Transfer here in the USA:

MONEY GRAM MONEY TRANSFER
Receiver Name;BETTY JONES
LOCATION/MCMINNVILLE OREGON USA
Text Question: Good
Text Answer: Good
Amount: $250

After you make the payment,
then kindly fill the below details or attach to us the payment slip:
MTCN:
Senders name:
Senders address:
Sender current cell phone:

As
soon as the above mentioned details are received, The LEGAL STAY OF
PROCEED will be secured on your behalf immediately. I need all the
compliance that I can get from you to ensure we get this project
accomplished. Personally, I am very sorry for the delay you have gone
through in the past years. Thanks for adhering to this instructions
which are meant for your sole benefit, once again accept my
congratulations in advance.Thanks for your cooperation as your quick
response to this email notice with adherence to the above instructions
is highly anticipated.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Thomas A. Shannon Jr,
Contact number (+1 646-948-2964)TEXT OR CALL

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