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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 Rita D. Martin" <josep1hikelie@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dim3nka@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2022 11:56:23 -0800
Subject: Attention Attention Attention Again Mrs Rita David Martin


Located in: 26 Broadway
Address: 26 Broadway, New York, NY 10004
Floors: 52
Height: 668′
Hours: Closed â‹… Opens 9AM Mon
Construction started: 1964
Owner: Union Investment
Phone: (310) 697-726
Architecture firm: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Architect: Gordon Bunshaft

Attention Attention Attention

In respect of your fund inheritance payment US$50.000.000.000.00 Billion US
Dollars, we
the bank authorities HSBC Bank. (HSBC), head office
will send you a new ATM VISA CARD that will accumulate your total funds of
US$50
Billion USD according to the instruction from our creditor department
here in the bank Thursday. After the board of directors meeting held on
20th MAY 2021 the total payment was approved for payment to you in new
ATM VISA CARD which you must use to make withdraw of your fund in any
ATM slotting machine around the world with maximum amount of $50,000
USD in daily payment until you cash the total payment of US$50 Billion
USD credited in your ATM account.

Meanwhile, you have to send the required fee of $50.00 USD Itunes card
request for obtain the Affidavit of claim Ownership in your transaction with
government of your fund origin been Federal Justice U.S.A,the
US Monitory Fund Investigation Union head office in New York NYC will
declare your payment free from any money laundry and terrorism drug money
sponsor activities to
enable our service have the authority of release the payment to you
and register it with US MAILING POST for over-night delivery to your
address without delay.

And here is information to send the fee to them or send Itunes
card Steam wallet card because all modality
has already been worked out even before you were contact and noted;
also all we request from you is to follow our instruction so we can
deliver your ATM parcel to your address today. Send the $50.00 USD
Itunes card or send it from RIA ONLY only through RIA TRANSFER
SERVICE AND ITUNES CARD as
list following to enable them release the document today.

Receiver 1st name.......Joe Wilson Starnes
Country...................U.S.A
City ..... Illionis 61832
Amount..........................$50.00
Phone........ +1 216 239 6154
Address @ 9 East Harrison Street, apartment 807, danville, illinois 61832

IF BLACK LIST BY WESTERN UNION MONEY GRAM AND RIA OR (BETTER) SEND ITUNES
CARD OR STEAM WALLET CARD $50.00 ONLY........

Furthermore, Reconfirm the following information

Full Name......
Current delivery address....
Mobile phone number... Direct phone number....

Send us Itunes card or the MTCN Control Numbers or Ria reference number once
you make the payment so we can direct it to the right office
imposition to release the document. And immediately you make the
payment to them the document will sign and your ATM parcel will
deliver to your address without delay.


Mrs Rita David Martin
Chief Financial Officer,
HSBC Bank.
Email irs1service@aol.com
<https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/h/pvlhap2icmqw/?&cs=wh&v=b&to=austinekega@activist.com>

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