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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "atm_org.transfer@financier.com" (this email address looks like addresses used in "ATM SWIFT card" scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- atm_org.transfer@financier.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Roland Bato," <dorsosandwidi@gmail.com>
Reply-To: rolandbato4@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2020 19:11:00 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear Friend,

How are you doing? Hope you haven't forgotten me; I am Mr.Roland Bato,
former manager in a well respected Africa Development Bank, Burkina Faso in
west Africa, who contacted you some time ago to assist me in a
business. Though, you weren't able to assist me up to the conclusion
stage in that transaction by then is very much happy to inform you
about my success in getting the fund moved to Iran under the
assistance, and co-operation of a new partner from Iran. Presently, I
am in Germany for investment projects with my share of the total sum.

Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts, and attempts to assist
me on the moving of the fund, and I makes sure that you aren't left
behind or out from the benefits of the transaction. Hence have kept
aside for you the total sum of:($4.2 Million US dollars. ) in the
Africa Develoment Bank ATM Transfer
department. I have compensated you with that above said amount for all
your past efforts, and attempt to assist me in that past successful
matters. I have appreciated your kind efforts at that time very much,
so feel very free to contact Mrs.Zongo Fatimatu, via with below email
address the bank ATM department manager for sending of your ATM credit
card that contained the above sum in your name.

And make sure that you instructed her on how to send the deposited '
ATM CARD ' to you and please do let me know immediately you receive
the ' ATM CARD' so that we can share the joy together after all the
stress at those past times ago. At the moment, am very busy over here
in Germany because of the investment projects of which my partner and
I are having at hands presently, and finally remember that i had left
an instruction to the ATM department manager Mrs. Zongo Fatimatu.

Therefore, as soonest as you contacts her for the said 'ATM CARD' to
be released and sent to you, she will surely send the 'ATM CARD' to
you. Below is the contact of the ATM Department of the bank, Burkina
Faso. West Africa.

Contact person:-

Mrs.Zongo Fatimatu.
Africa Development Bank ATM Department,
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. West Africa.
Email Address: ( atm_org.transfer@financier.com )

Thanks from
Mr.Roland Bato

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