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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. FRANK WILLIAM" <www.@opal.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "MR. FRANK WILLIAM" <us_intlcservice@126.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2018 04:40:31 +0900 (JST)
Subject: YOUR ATM CARD!! IS READY FOR DELIVERY!!

I AM DIPLOMAT FRANK WILLIAM:I JUST ARRIVE AT SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CALIFORNIA USA, AND I AM HERE BY NOTIFYING YOU THAT UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (UBA) HAVE BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT YOUR PAYMENT Of $12,500,000.00 USD THROUGH ATM CARD. YOU HAVE TO STOP FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(S) OR MINISTRY OF FINANCE AFRICA TO AVOID HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR ATM CARD PAYMENT.

ATM CARD NUMBER: 4848 4222 5323 8848 HAS BEEN ALLOCATED IN YOUR FAVOR; YOUR PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER IS 2482. UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA MANAGER HAS CONFIRMED AUTOMATION OF YOUR SWIFT PAYMENT THROUGH AN ELECTRONIC ATM CARD PAYMENT WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD.

THE MAXIMUM DAILY WITHDRAWAL IS $7,000USD PER DAY, A TOTAL OF $7,000USD AT A TIME.
NOW YOU ARE ADVICE TO GET BACK ME WITH THE INFORMATIONS BELOW TO ENABLE ME DELIVER YOUR ATM CARD PAYMENT TO YOU.

YOUR FULL NAME:…………………
HOME ADDRESS:………………
COUNTRY:……………………
OCCUPATION:…………………
TELEPHONE NUMBER:……………
AGE:………………………
Sex:………………………

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON

YOURS FAITHFULLY

FRANK WILLIAM

DIRECT LINE (+1(916)-303-2297)

FOR TEXT ONLY

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