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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: Universal ATM Card <info@adfabrication.org>
Reply-To: corinnabarbel077@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 10:06:29 -0700
Subject: My testimony.....it really work!!!

Attn: Good Day,

I am here to testify about how i use Miss Kimberly Wendy Universal Card to make money and also have my own business today. Go get your Universal Blank ATM Card today and be among the lucky ones. This Programmed Universal Card is capable of hacking into any ATM machine, anywhere in the world. It has really changed my life for good and now i can say am rich and can never be poor again. You can withdraw the maximum of $ 5,000 daily i can proudly say my business is doing fine and i have up to (10 millions dollars in our account) Is not illegal, there is no risk of being caught, because it has been programmed in such a way that it is not traceable, it also has a technique that makes it impossible for the CCTV to detect you..For details and cost on how to get yours today, E-mail Mrs Kimberly Wendy the ATM Card programmer on her E-mail Address: online-blankatmcard@outlook.com

NOTE: this is a life changing opportunity for you and it is safe and secure when using the card.

Greetings
Mrs Corinna Barbel
E-mail Address: corinnabarbel077@gmail.com

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