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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: "Amina J. Mohammed" <ramashalal@webmail.co.za>
Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2018 18:22:56 +0200
Subject: YOUR ATM MASTER/VISA CARD 2018!!!



--
Good day,

Our office is using this medium to notify you about your ATM card which
we believe you might have forgotten about it, your outstanding
compensation payment due to delay on the delivery up till now. We are
here by write to inform you that your payment file was found in our
Office and we discovered that your Compensation payment of $3.7 Million
United State Dollars have not been sent to you as it was instructed by
The United Nation Organization body (UN) which our bank are affiliated
as oversee partner.

We are here to inform you that your payment has been converted into ATM
Visa/Master Card to free it from Expiring, and all the necessary
arrangement for your ATM VISA CARD Payment worth of $3.7 Million United
State Dollars has been granted for your payment through Our ATM Card
Department Center.

Now Your ATM Visa/Master Card is well packaged with every legal
documents to convey it having any problem with any Authorities or with
your Federal Government has been concluded and formalized. Both
activation process of your ATM Master Card and issue the Secret PIN
CODE/NUMBER to enable you start using it at any ATM MACHINE worldwide of
your choice nearest to you, as soon as it has been activated, But if you
are unable to come down here in our office in person you will be
required to update our ATM Department Center with your contact delivery
details as stated below so that they will proceed with the necessary
arrangement for the delivery of your ATM MASTER CARD.

1. Your Full name, ________________
2. Your Home Address, _____________
3. Your Telephone number, _________
4. Your Age/sex, __________________
5. Your Occupation, _______________
6. Scan copy of your International Identify Card

Therefore you should contact OUR ATM CARD PAYMENT DEPARTMENT CENTER
immediately with the below details;

Contact Person; Mr Morris Douglas
E-Mail: morris.douglas0017@gmail.com

Try to contact him immediately to know when your ATM VISA CARD will be
delivered to you.

I am waiting for you to update us as soon as you have received your
Visa/Master ATM Card.

Thanks You.

Yours sincerely

Ms. Amina J. Mohammed
Executive Secretary,
United Nations.

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