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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 Benson <hana@goo.jp>
Reply-To: Mr Peter Benson <officefile1216@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 10:43:25 +0900
Subject: Attention Dear Foreign Beneficiary.

Attention Dear Foreign Beneficiary.

You are welcome to desk of Hon Mr Mark Wegener, Suntrust BANK Director,
Working together towards a corruption-free world by promoting and defending
integrity, justice and the rule of law’ Mission statement of the
International Anti-Corruption Academy, We cover West African Countries.

Your full Compensation fund have been Approved today from World delivering
courier department.

This is to let you know that we received a payment credit instruction from
the Federal Reserve Bank New York and Federal Government of Africa to pay
you with your full Compensation fund sum of us$10.5 Million from the
Federal Reserve account with our office. We have been having series of
meetings for the past 1 month now which ended 2days ago with the Africa
Government, HSBC Bank of United Kingdom (UK) with the World Bank Officials.
This email is to all the people that have been scammed in any part of the
world, the United Nations,HSBC Bank of United Kingdom (UK) Reserve Bank of
Africa, with the World Bank officials have agreed to compensate them with
the sum of Ten Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars each victim.

This includes every foreign contractor that may have not received his or
her contract sum and people that have had an unfinished transaction, people
who have Compeation to claim or international businesses that failed due to
instability of Government in some part of World.

It is my pleasure to inform you that ATM Master Card Number: 5359 2029 1225
3729 have been approved in your favor, The ATM Card Value is $10,500,000
USD (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand, USD Only) You are advised that a
maximum withdrawal value of $15,000.00 USD is permitted on withdrawal per
day and are duly Inter Switch so you can make withdrawal at any ATM locate
Center of your choice around the world. However what we required from you
is bellow information and your mailing address information where you want
your ATM card to be delivered.

1.Your full Name:......................
2.Delivery Address:.....................
3.Your Phone number.................
4.Nearest Airport:.................
5.Your current occupation:................

Now your new Payment, US Government Approval No; UN5685P, White House
Approved No:WH44CV, Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632 Password
No: 339331,Pin Code No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No:
103, Released Code No: 0763; Immediate Federal Reserve Bank Telex
Confirmation No: -1114433;Secret Code No: XXTN013, Having received these
vital payment number, therefore you are qualified now to received and
confirm your ATM Card with our Delivery Department within the next 48hrs.

Congratulation to your Compensation fund.

Thanks and God bless you.

Best Regards,
Suntrust BANK Director
Email, markwegener549@gmail.com
Hon Mr Mark Wegener

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