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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.HARRIS MORGAN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <zenithdept@live.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 07:47:43 -0700
Subject: Please Contact Dr Tony Collins urgent to get your funds

Ur Ref: FGN /SNT/STB
Your Ref: IKB/MNY/TRS
ZENITH BANK OF NIGERIA
 
Attention:Beneficiary,
 
This is officially to inform you that winging and inheritance funds payment (ATM Card Number 5951390123652671) has been accredited in your favor.Your Personal Identification Number is 2900.The ATM Card Value is $50.2MILLION USD. Please Contact secretary Dr.Tony Collins In view
of several efforts already made by us to contact  you proved abortive.
 
Based on the new Address submitted to this office on your behalf: (1) My Office desks have just received a new contact address from Mr. Bill Carlton, to deliver your ATM Card into a new address as stated bellow:
100 Wellington Street West , Suite 1200 ,Toronto , Ontario ,Canada , M5K 1J3 US$50.2
Million Dollars should be Deliver to Mr. Bill Carlton, as your beneficiary/Partner.
 
(2) Please, confirm to our Bank/Office if you have instructed Mr. Bill Carlton, to appoint an attorney/agent on your behalf thereby asking that  he receive cash call Remittance on your behalf as your Partner.
 
(3) It have come to our notice that you are being contacted by unauthorized individuals with respect to your winning/Inheritance and contract payment but unfortunately this office is not aware of your unofficial dealings and warned that it is at your own risk.
 
(4) Please, also confirm if you have authorized Mr. Bill Carlton, To change your Residential Address to the following address stated below: 100 Wellington Street West , Suite 1200 ,Toronto , Ontario , Canada
,M5K 1J3 We have decided to contact you for re-verification because we suspected that Mr. Bill Carlton, is trying to divert your ATM CARD through the sworn affidavit to a new different address as your Partner.
 
Therefore, if you had not authorized Mr. Bill Carlton, to claim this Contractual Payment on your behalf as your Partner, Kindly get back to us with the down listed information requested for re-confirmation/verification and for fast and swift release of the Fund to you without any Further Delay.
 
The ATM Card Value is $50.2MILLION USD. Please Contact  DR.TONY COLLINS
: users_y36@yahoo.com
 
With the following details for processing:
 
*Full Name:__________
*Delivery Address:_____________
*Gender:__________
*Age:__________
*Occupation:___________
*Phone Number:____________
*Country:__________
 
Your are to send a scanned copy of a valid Identity card for proper identification Accept our hearty congratulation
 
Best Regards
 
MR.HARRIS MORGAN
ZENITH BANK OF NIGERIA

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