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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: Julie Wander <juliewander9@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2022 16:45:49 -0800
Subject: INTERPOL POLICE

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Dear beneficiary

My Name is Mrs Julie Wander, the Manager of DHL Courier Company.
Please This is to inform you that we have received a package
containing an ATM card from Mr.Raphael W. Bostic: the Chairman Federal
Reserve Board Atlanta Georgian and we have been instructed to deliver
the package to you without any further delay again as the
International Monetary Fund IMF have instructed.ATM Card Number: (4132
9024 6493 3555) Security Pin Code: (Cannot Be Listed On Internet for
Security Reason)ATM Card value is: $20.5 Million US Dollars,
Withdrawal per day: $10,000 US DOLLARS ,Expiration Date:2/9/2024

Note that you can Withdraw Money from your international ATM Debit/
Visa card from any ATM Machine Location or Center of your
Choice/Nearest to you in any part of the world. Please kindly
Reconfirm the following details Below to avoid any wrong delivery over
this Transaction,

1. Your full name:
2. Delivery address:
3. Your direct tel, cell:
4. A copy of your id or id numbers for identification:
5. Nearest airport:

Truly Yours
Mrs. Julie Wander
Assistant Manager
Phone: 762 422 0117

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