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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: "JASON PETERSON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info.helpdesk233@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2021 23:07:43 +0200
Subject: Important Information

Beloved

I need a response to my email and to make sure we are not missing any steps to pay you this week please be positive in your response and I will be more than happy to send you the development of the Package quote for your reference, the Instruction was to open a non-resident account that will generate a new ATM membership card and credit all the total sum of $3,899,478.00 to you

Your silence and delay are not helping the service, and the charges required was to open an account here that will coincide with your bank abroad that will allow the withdrawal limit of $7000.00 daily.

You need this money to live happily, and take care of your children, we are in the 21st century now and our network security will not allow any deductions due to the 1999 constitution by law that prevents theft, I advise you to respond with the request in other to send you the ATM and the new BMW Car that was attached to your payment file, it is never in our character to pressure our client into a transaction that is contrary to his/her ethnicity or what you cannot do, if our resource effort does not bring you home with the necessary information, just ask questions.

The BMW was approved by the United States Gaming Board and is licensed by the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR). The previous charge was to open a non-resident account with your name to generate a new ATM membership card in the payment system because the silence and the delay are not helping the service, I know it was the charges that kept you delaying, but you shouldn't be fooled into thinking otherwise or looking at all the details of our previous work for the grant, just ask a question when you need clarification and we will clarify you.

It's never a good idea to overflow this transaction without a good intention, I will attach the new BMW CAR for your view upon your response.

Thank you
Jason Peterson
Vice President and Promotion/ Granting of credit Section 331 (4) (1988)
Defense and observance of human rights by law

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