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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: "Mrs. Hellen Smith." <ioffice907@gmail.com>
Reply-To: moffice137@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2021 06:59:44 -0700
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION SECOND NOTICE IM SENDING TO YOU REGARDING YOUR ATM CARD


URGENT ATTENTION SECOND NOTICE IM SENDING TO YOU REGARDING YOUR ATM CARD

This notification is coming to you from TCF National Bank' United
States Of America. We are contacting you from our headquarters
relocate at Address: TCF National Bank: Highland Branch-St.Paul,MN'
USA: We have a great news for you, The good news is that your funds
$5million usd has been convert onto Debit Visa Card issued by (TCF
NATIONAL BANK) registered with Fedserves Courier Company today for the
delivery, payment instruction's from the United Nations Board of
Directors and High Court Of Justice for compensation funds. Note, The
United Nations Board of Directors decided to compensate you as a scam
victim. It's a United Nations scam victim compensation 2020 project and
2021 project. The total amount of money in your Debit Visa Card is
$5Million USD. I can assure you that all the necessary arrangement
has made in your favor and your Debit Visa Card is now ready to be
delivered to your house address:

The United Nations Board of Directors have already obtained all the
necessary documents to accompany the delivery status for the safety
delivery of your package Debit Visa Card to your house address. The
United Nations Board of Directors made us to understand that you will
pay for the Bank insurance fee and Delivery permit fee which is $150
usd only for the immediate delivery of your package Debit Visa Card
worth $5Million usd to avoid any harassment from the Air-Port
Customs Authority. Listen very carefully, The only fee you will pay is
the delivery fee $150 usd only and nothing else no additional fee
involve, try and send the fee today so that our delivery team the
Fedserves Courier Company will commence on the delivery of your
approval Debit Visa Card to your home address within the next 48 hrs
after sending the delivery fee today.

Note that we are only using Fedserves Courier Company as it is the
only company that we signed a contract with so that we both can
actually monitor the delivery movement's, because so many complaints
are rising up every day by day concerning the inability of the young
Courier Companies unable to make deliveries, we have also learn that
the FEDEX and DHL and others company asks for Yellow Tag and
Certificate's fees, IMF fees, FBI fees 'ETC.

Remember you are permitted to pay the fee $150 through either: iTunes card
or Google Play gift card. We tried to pay that but our authorize office
they complained that they don't know
when exactly you will contact for the delivery and the fee demur-rage
might have increased by then. So I decided to deposit your Debit
Visa Card with the delivery company. Therefore, contact us now with
your information listed below for the immediately delivery of your
Debit Visa Card: kindly open the attachment files it's photo copy of
your approval Debit Visa Card:

You have to send us the following information for the delivery of your
Debit Visa Card to your house address.

Full name: / Phone number:
Country: / Current home address:
Nearest airport:

Below is your Debit Visa Card Reg Codes:
BANK ISSUED (TCF NATIONAL BANK: USA:
ATM CARD Serial: 4761 6441 0186 7469:
Withdraw PIN CODE: 7501:
EXPIRE DATE: 06/2024:
Registration Code JKT110558G:

We look forward to hearing from you.
Warm Regards.
MD/ Mrs. Hellen Smith.
TCF National Bank United State Of America.

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