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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.stephen" <"www."@friend.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "mr.stephen" <stephen.souza177@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2017 07:57:36 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ATTENTION BENEFICIARY,

ATTENTION BENEFICIARY,

Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trust worthiness you showed at the course of your transaction with some government and claimed government officials. And based on the outcome of the last meeting held with the Benin Government and the officials of the United Nation Organization, UNO and International Monitoring Fund, IMF, we have been instructed to transfer your funds through ATM VISA CARD.

This money has been made available which will be cashed in an Automated Taller Machine and would be cashed through issuance of Inters witch ATM CARD system. We have authorized the Bank, which was nominated to carry out the issuance of your ATM Card never to have any delay in shipping the ATM Card to you.

I wish to use this medium to inform you that your CONTRACT INHERITANCE Payment of USD$7.5 000,000.00 (seven million five hundred thousand us dollars) from BANK OF AFRICA have been RELEASED and APPROVED for onward transfer to you via an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw all the USD$7.5 Million in any ATM SERVICE MACHINE in any part of the world, but the maximum you can withdraw USD$7,500.00 Seven Thousand Five Hundred United States' Dollars Per Day You are therefore advice to contact the Bank of Africa , ATM VISA CARD Payment Manager with below information

CENTRAL BANK OF AFRICA.
Contact Person: DR.stephe.souza
Phone: +229-61106822

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