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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: Louis DeJoy <canne6190@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ldejoy9@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2023 22:03:26 +0100
Subject: ATM CARD

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Greetings to you dear Beneficiary how are you doing today, there's a a
funds transferred in your name by USA Treasure department USA unit (
976443101) through Western Union with this MTCN number: 966-403-7936
http://westernunion.com but unfortunately the transfer payment has
been recalled, you can track the transfer payment by yourself as proof
and also a genuine and legitimate transaction so the total funds has
been deposited into an ATM Master Card, we have been planning on how
to deliver your ATM VISA CARD to your home address as the instruction
has been given. Right now everything has been completed and this is to
let you know
that we have finalized with Armed Forces Bank to credit your
($30,000, 000.00 USD) to an ATM VISA CARD. So your long awaiting
inherited/Compensation funds of ($10,000, 000.00 USD )has been
converted and credited to an ATM VISA CARD.
Here's your ATM card details/information 4239536077717156, EXP: 09/25, CCV:510

You are require to contact me as soon as possible with your home
address, Tell phone number, full name for immediate delivery.
You're required to get in touch with me as soon as possible let me
deliver your ATM card to your home address and you can track the ATM
card with this provided ATM card information and also this your ATM
card is proper activated so send me your delivery address and phone
number as soon as possible let us process your delivery asap.
Thanks so much.

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