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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 Odili <emmauba235@gmail.com>
Reply-To: atmdepartmentoffice950@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2021 19:47:52 -0400
Subject: Delivery Of Your AtmMaster Card Is Ready Bonus dd

Delivery Of Your AtmMaster Card Is Ready Bonus
Good Day,
How are you, and with your family,
All the arrangement is done about your ATM CARD,there is no problem
again but i let you know that,Our ATM DEPARTMENT OFFICE Benin
republic here are delivery your ATM MASTER CARD with very little
amount If you are

ready to receive it which can cost you $27 dollar only. Now i let you
understand that all your total Amount of your ATM CARD is ( $5.6 MILLION
UNITED STATE DOLLAR ONLY ) so for your information the Activate fee of
ATM CARD before is $200 dollar in any country in this worldwide. but
the COMMISSIONER OF POLICE And MR Patrice Talon PRESIDENCY of Benin
republic held a meeting with there Cabinet the conclusion is that the
activation of ATM MASTER CARD now will be $27 dollar only. so if you
know that you are ready to receive your ATM CARD contact This
email;;(atmdepartmentoffice950@gmail.com)

and ask them where you can send the $27 dollar for activation fee of your ATM.
Remember that immediately the ATM CARD will delivery to you, every day
you will Withdraw $5000 dollar until all your total ATM MASTER CARD
will got finish.Immediately you receive this email call me here
+22995867513 for more explanation.

For your information you will pay the delivery fee of your AtmMaster
Card Today which is September 10th after Today then your ATM CARD will start
to increasing fee for you $5usd per day .try to ask us where you can
send the activation fee of your ATM card,


THANK YOU GOD BLESS.
BEST REGARD
MR,ERIC DON, FROM ATM DEPARTMENT OFFICE BENIN REPUBLIC

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