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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: "Dr. Henry Cosh" <fabrizio200473@alice.it>
Reply-To: atmdepartment019@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2018 01:18:54 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: INSTRUCTION TO DELIVER YOUR ATM CARD TO YOU


INSTRUCTION TO DELIVER YOUR ATM CARD TO YOU

Beneficiary:

With due respect to the provision Section 17 of decree 114 of the 1999
constitution, I was directed to inform you that your payment verification and
confirmations is now okay.

I write to inform you that we have finished up the process of your ATM VISA
CARD, and every arrangements has perfectly concluded to effect your payment as
soon as possible, so you don't have to send any more money for that because the
delivery charges and other necessary document has been taking care by the
United Bank For Africa Bank authority as instructed.

However, it is our pleasure to inform you that your ATM Card Number; (4577-9315-
0604-4966) has been approved and upgraded in your favor. Meanwhile, your Secret
Pin Number is 6352. The ATM Card Value is $4.5 Million USD. You are advised
that a maximum withdrawal value of US$20,000.00 is permitted daily. And we are
duly inter-switched and you can make withdrawal in any location of the ATM
Centre nearest to you.

But before you will receive your ATM CARD we have to activate it, so that when
you receive it you will start withdrawing your money with out any problem, I
will give you 100% guarantee that you will receive your ATM card and withdrew
money from it okay.

Please reconfirm to us your home address to avoid any wrong deliver such as:-

Your Full Receiver’s name ……………
Your Home address …………….
Your Direct Phone Number …………
Your Passport attached or your driver license ………..

Contact Mr. Thomas James immediately to below (atmdepartment019@gmail.com) to
receive your ATM VISA CARD worth $4.5 million Dollars.

Sincerely
Dr. Henry Cosh

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