419 scam: "Mr. NNAMDI OKONKWO"<info@info.ca> FIDELITY BANK PLC HEAD OFFICE

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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:
- "west africa fund monitoring unit" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. NNAMDI OKONKWO" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fidelityb796@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2023 23:28:44 -0800
Subject: FIDELITY BANK PLC HEAD OFFICE

FIDELITY BANK PLC HEAD OFFICE
NO 2,KOFO ABAYOMI STREET,
VICTORIA ISLAND,
Lagos, Nigeria ,
14/0/2022
REF:(FBPLC/1414LAG).

Dear; Beneficiary

This is to officially inform you that we have written to you before
without getting a response from you and we believe that our previous
mail did not get to you therefore we write to you again. We are
contacting you concerning the release of your inheritance fund
through ATM Card which has been delayed for transfer by some officials
who claim to be in position of your fund thereby extorting money from
you in one way or the other.

Your Fund has finally been approved for transfer by the West Africa
Fund Monitoring Unit. Your fund will be transferred to you via
MasterCard ATM which is cash-able in any ATM machine or Bank anywhere
in the world.

We hereby inform you that the ATM card worth US$8.5, 000.000.00 has
been credited in your favour as the first part payment of your
inheritance fund which has been delayed by these officers who claim to
be in position of your fund.

Therefore you are warned to stop any further communication with
anybody concerning your inheritance fund. Your fund to be released
via MasterCard ATM in order to uphold the rule of law which we
represent.You have to reconfirm the information below for security
reasons. The only money you are obliged to pay is the delivery charges
only .

Send the following information of yours for the conclusion of your ATM Card:

Full Name:__________
Delivery Address:____
Country:_______
Occupation:_____
Phone Number:____
Age:______
sex:______

Regards,

Mr. NNAMDI OKONKWO

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