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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: "YOU ATM VISA CARD" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <karenmathiasen5@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2019 00:47:29 +0200
Subject: YOU ATM VISA CARD

Bank of America and United Bank African UBA,
ATM International credit Settlement.
Directorate of International Payment

Attention

This is officially notify you about your Fund that was supposed to be rendered to you via numerous ways i.e, Courier Companies,Bank to Bank transfer, Visa Card /Master Card/Western Union Money Transfers, and Banks wire transfer e.g. Due to this lost of Funds of our’s which was suppose to be given to you but failed to. So in this case, a beneficial meeting was held on the 28th Of February 2019 at the World Bank in Switzerland, which top officials and Central Bank Governors from different countries in the world were present at the meeting, Which they discussed on how your Fund can be given to you without any lost at this time.

Be informed that you have to stop any further communication with any other person(s) or office(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your ATM payment. In conclusion at the meeting, The President of World Bank, Mr.Robert Bruce Zoellick, has strictly authorized 6 Banks in the World to deliver all individual beneficiary Funds through courier companies. Your Fund which is truly $15.5 Million USD (Fifteen-Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States of America Dollars) which was listed among the list of beneficiary list to be paid among all other beneficiaries in various countries in the world to be paid via ATM MASTER
CARD. Below are the authorized Banks;

Bank of New York Mellon Corp/The (BK:New York)
………………………… ……….
Daiwa Bank??/Osaka/Japan.
………………………… ……
Caja De Madrid/Madrid/Spain.
………………………… ……
Lloyds Bank??/London/England.
………………………… ………
UBA Bank??/Burkina Faso Ouagadougou.
………………………… ……..
Banco di Santo Spirito/Rome/Italy.
………………………… ……….
Bank of America/USA.

Each of this Banks are to distribute 350 ATM MASTER CARDS to all beneficiaries in the World that are to receive their compensation ATM CARD. So, this Bank (above banks) will send you your ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw your money in any ATM machine in any part of the world, but the maximum withdrawal is $50,000 USD per day, while minimum withdrawal is $20,000 USD per day. Note that this ATM CARD of yours has been activated and a security pin code number will be issued to you from this Bank as soon as you receive your Card for a safer withdrawal. Please contact the ATM CARD payment department Manager Mr.Matthew T. McGuire, by sending your information to HIM for an immediate response.

Contacts of Mr.Matthew T. McGuire , are as below;

Mr.Matthew T. McGuire,
Director of ATM Payment Department Bank of America.
Email: atm170@outlook.fr
Email: usavisadepart1@gmail.com
Tel: (+1478) 239-8570

NOTE: FOR NON APPEARANCES, DO NOT CONTACT Mr.Matthew T. McGuire, IF YOU CAN NOT PAY FOR THE SHIPPING OF YOUR ATM CARD. PLEASE CONTACT HIM THROUGH ABOVE INFORMATION’S WITH YOUR INFORMATION’S STATED AND A COPY OF YOUR WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM PAYMENT RECEIPT/INFORMATION FOR EXECUTION OF YOUR SHIPMENT IMMEDIATELY

Your Full Name:
Country/Your Address:
Occupation:
Contact Home/Cell Phone:
Age/Sex:
A Scan Copy of your Identity:

Please make a Choice of delivery for the Shipping of your ATM CARD as they are as charged Below;

DHL COURIER COMPANY Shipping fee: $300.00 (1 day delivery)
FedEx COURIER COMPANY Shipping fee: $205.00 (2 day delivery)
UPS COURIER COMPANY Shipping fee: $185 (3 day delivery)
STANDARD PYRAMID COURIER COMPANY SHIPPING FEE:$170 (3 day delivery)

You’re advised to send the shipping fees through western union or money gram transfer office with below name and send/forward a copy of your money gram payment receipt for Immediate deliver you visa card to your door step immediately

First Receiver Name: JULY
Second Receiver Name: ADA
City————- Ouagadougou
Receiver Country———- Burkina Faso
Test Question—– WHEN
Test Answer——– NOW

For oral discussion, you can reach Mr.Matthew T. McGuire, via email or phone his hot line given to you above as soon as you receive this important message for further directions and also update him on any development from the above mentioned office.

NOTE: Due to impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (ATM x2x), so you have to indicate this code when contacting the card center by using it as your subject.

Sincerely Yours,
Chief Remittance Officer,
Ms.Karen Mathiasen
UBA, United Bank for African
Burkina FasoOuagadougou
In Respect of The World Bank@

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