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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "required fee " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "processing fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Ben Ken" <emmaenough11@gmail.com>
Reply-To: shamsulawal005@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2023 13:44:19 -0700
Subject: Attention,

we the Woodforest National Bank Texas are to Notify you about the
latest development concerning your payment that are left in our
custody, besides,I have to inform you again that we are not playing
over this,I know my reason for the continuous sending of this
notification to you,the fact is this you can't seem to trust any one
again over this payment for what you have been in cantered in many
years ago but I want you to have trust on this issues, I cannot scam
you for $25 or $50 it is for bank processing of your payment the fees
of $50 is clearly written to you before.I did not invent the bill to
defraud you of $25 or $50, it is an official bank payment processing
fee,

and the good part of this is that you will never ever be disturbed
again over any kind of payment this is final and the forms from there
becomes effective once we submit your payment application processing
fee and choose your options of receiving okay. I don't want you to
loose this fund this time because you may never get another such good
opportunity the Federal Government is keen and very determined to pay
your overdue debts this is not a fluke I would not! Want you to loose
this fund out,

Further more, you are advised to reply to this email after reading,
and feel free to tell us why you abandoned such huge amount here. Let
us know if you are no longer interested to complete your transaction.
BELOW ARE THE APPROVED MEANS OF RECEIVING YOUR MONEY AND IT CHARGE
RATES. You are to CHOOSE one of the OPTIONS Below

(1) Bank to Bank transfer..Charge Rate: $50
(2) ATM card delivery:....Charge Rate: $25
(3) Cashier Check Delivery:..Charge Rate $25

You are required to send the fee of $25 by WESTERN UNION or MONEY GRAM
to the issuing officer at the bank or YOU CAN PURCHASE $25 GOOGLE PLAY
CARD/STEAM WALLET CARD

Therefore you are requested to send the fee $25 only by Google Play
CARD,amazonâ€™ Stream Wallet is also ACCEPTED because it can be redeemed
to cash all we needs is picture of the card I will be forwarding to
you the account logging details to enable you access your funds online
and proceed on transfer to your designated bank account in any part of
the world Or Tracking Number Of Your ATM Card Delivery to enable you
Monitor the Arrived of your ATM without any further delay as soon as
you update us copy of the cards of the required Fee $25 to take
note.Thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve your banking
needs.

Yours sincerely,
Robert Ben ken.
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer,
Chief Executive Officer of Woodforest National Bank And Director of
Woodforest National Bank

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