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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. Peter Perry" <www@agoreo.com>
Reply-To: perry.peter00@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2019 07:30:16 +0300
Subject: Re: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION.!

NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENT VIA ATM CARD
UNITED NATIONS FUND TRANSFER
ZENITH BANK COMPENSATION UNIT, IN AFFILIATION WITH THE UNITED
NATIONS.
PAYMENT NOTIFICATION OF YOUR FUND.

Please read this mail carefully and proceed to collect your ATM
CARD worth US$4.500,000.00 payment.
Following the last year review of the global financial matters
and just concluded investigations today by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation in conjunction with the ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL
CRIME COMMISSION (E.F.C.C), it is revealed that your email is
among the list of people who have never received any of their
payments among lottery, inheritance, compensation and awarded
contract funds and victims who have lost a lot of money to
scammers while trying to claim their funds.

In view of the foregoing, a new payment of US$4.500,000.00 has
been approved in your favor and credited into an ATM CARD which
shall be delivered to you. Note: Thousands of fraudsters have
been using this method in scamming most foreigner creditors that
we have in the payment list here in our office. We use this
medium to inform you that any mail that does not come with the
new communication code: NG/.CCUF -HFCR-/RLPHJ/.is false. In this
case, you’re advised not to respond to any mail that does not
come with the above communication code for safety purpose.

Our final conclusion was that the fund should be paid to you via
an automated teller machine card (ATM) as it seems, this will be
easier and faster for you to receive payment. Your new
communication code: NG/.CCUF -HFCR-/RLPHJ/.Do complete the below
details for proper verification and documentation also Reconfirm
the followings.

1. Full Names:
2. Residence address:
3. Telephone/Fax number:
4. Age:
5. Country of Residence
6. A copy of your driver’s license / international passport:
Attached
7. occupation.

Thank you for your anticipated cooperation and we are looking
forward in hearing from you.

Regards,
Eric Albert.
Swift Debit ATM Card Payment System
Presidential Committee On Foreign Payments

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