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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: Janvier Aniambossou <janiambossou1945@gmail.com>
Reply-To: obishehjohn993@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 08:03:49 +0100
Subject: Treat as urgent

MY NAME IS , MR.JOHN, FROM FOREIGN TRANSFER OFFICE, I AM HEREBY TO
INFORM YOU THAT UBA BANK BENIN REPUBLIC
HAVE BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT YOUR PAYMENT OF $10,5MILLION USD
THROUGH ATM VISA CARD. YOU ARE ADVISED TO STOP FURTHER
COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(S) TO AVOID MADE A
MISTAKE IN RECEIVING YOUR ATM VISA CARD.

USA BANK PLC. MANAGER HAVE CONFIRMED AUTOMATION OF YOUR SWIFT PAYMENT
THROUGH AN ELECTRONIC ATM CARD PAYMENT. THE BANK HAVE
ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC
THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM VISA CARD WHICH
YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF
THE WORLD . THE MAXIMUM DAILY WITHDRAWAL IS $21,000
US DOLLARS PER DAY. YOUR TOTAL FUND IN THE CARD IS $10,5MILLION USD .
NOW YOU ARE TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR FUND BY CONTACTING
THE BANK TODAY. THIS IS A SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT IN COLLABORATION WITH
MASTER CARD COMPANY USA.

SEND THEM THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION OF YOURS FOR THE CONCLUSION OF THE
DELIVERY OF YOUR ATM CARD:

(1). YOUR FULL NAME,
(2). YOUR COUNTRY,
(3). YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBERS,
(4). MOBILE PHONE NUMBER,
(5). YOUR CORRECT HOME ADDRESS,
(6). YOUR CURRENT OCCUPATION,
(7). YOUR AGE,
(8). YOUR NEXT OF KIN NAME AND EMAIL,


DR. JOHN
FOREIGN PAYMENT DEPARTMENT

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