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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: "Atm Card Payment Center" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <atmcardpaymentcenter78@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2019 03:41:26 -0700
Subject: YOUR ATM MASTER CARD IS READY!??

UBA House, 57 Marina, P.O. Box 2406,Lagos,
Lagos State, Nigeria


Hello,

I have tried to reach you severally today but my mail keep returning back to me as undelivered.

It is unofficial of you sending Mr. Gowon Kabiru to come and get your ATM-Card on your behalf that you are seriouslly ill in the hospital and instruct us to

stop the payment coming in an ATM-Card and thereby instruct us to make the payment through wire transfer to a private account that is not having
your name as the account owner.

Kindly re-confirm that you approve of this instruction so we can attend to him on your behalf.

1 Your full names
2 Your present contact address.
3 Your telephone\mobile & Fax numbers.
4 Your Occupations/age/sex.
5 Your Private E-mail Address.

Mr Kennedy Uzoka Group Managing Director &
Chief Executive Officer

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