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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: "Juliana Anderson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dhlexpresssaopaulo@diplomats.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2018 10:27:05 -0800
Subject: YOUR SWIFT VISA CARD PAYMENT

>From the Desk of
Dr Juliana Anderson
Operational director
Foreign affairs, World Bank auditors
South American headquarters
Sao Paulo, Brasil

Dear Beneficiary,

We are happy to inform you that a compensation payment of us$950, 000, 00 has been credited in your favour through SWIFT VISA CARD as a result of the approval of unpaid settlements for overdue unpaid inheritance, contractor’s, and scam victims. As the result of the ongoing World Bank auditors presently sitting in the Sao Paulo, Brasil supervising the unpaid payment of contract/inheritance funds that originates all around the globe. This supervision exercise was part of the agreement signed between the Ecowas and the United Nations.

However, your email address appeared in the central computer ballots among the listed unpaid contract/inheritance beneficiaries who shall receive this compensation payment of $950, 000, 00

The fund has been approved for immediate payment via swift card cashable in any Atm machine worldwide. This card system will allow you to make a withdrawal of a maximum of twenty thousand dollars twice daily in any atm machine.

*the SWIFT VISA CARD value sum of us$950, 000, 00, USD only
*maximum withdrawal value of $20,000.00 USD is permitted on withdrawal twice per day and we are duly inter-switched of which you can make withdrawal in any location of atm centre of your choice.
The Atm offers a convenient security and widely acceptable.

With the SWIFT VISA CARD, you can do the following.
Cash withdrawal:
Balance enquirer:
Pin change:
Mini statement (last 10 transactions)*
Funds transfer (between cardholders)
Bill payment*
Airtime purchase

The delivery arrangement was made with ups courier worldwide Benin to deliver the SWIFT VISA CARD parcel to you.

In other to protect the recipient and to avoid misappropriations of funds fill the information below;

1, full name...........................
2, address of residence:.................
3, country from:..................
4, telephone number:..................
5, occupation...................
6, age:..................

Forward the info to ups express through their email below

Contact Person Mr. Bellish
Director DHL Express Sao Paulo
Address no.23 patte d'oie03 bp2147 ave,
Sao Paulo, Brasil
Email: ( dhlexpresssaopaulo@diplomats.com )
Tel: +5511977140779

Please hurry now as your swift card parcel might attract more charges if it stays more than 2days with them.
Do let us know once you have received the swift card.

Congratulations.

Sincerely Yours
Dr Juliana Anderson
Operational director
Foreign affairs, World Bank auditors
South American headquarters
Sao Paulo, Brasi

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