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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: Post Office <mrgodwinemefiele437@gmail.com>
Reply-To: postofficeobi@aol.com
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2023 15:38:01 +0100
Subject: INSTRUCTION / WARNING FROM POST OFFICE

my Post office Head Office
70 International Airport Road
Mafoluku, Lagos.



SCAMMED VICTIM/2 MILLION COMPENSATION FUND.
REF/PAYMENTS CODE: 06654 2MILLION USD


Attention:beneficiary,

This is to bring to your notice that I am delegated from the United
Nations and ( UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA)to deliver an ATM card to 700
Nigerian 419 scam victims $10.5 Million dollars each, you are listed
and approved for this ATM card payments as one of the scammed
victims,get back to me as soon as possible for the immediate delivery
of your ATMcard worth $10.5 Million as a compensations funds On this
faithful
recommendations, I want you to know that during the last FMF meetings
held at Abuja, Nigeria, it was alarmed so much by the rest of the
world in the meetings on the lose of funds by various foreigners to
the scams artists operating in syndicates all over the
world today, in other to retain the good image of the country, the
president of the country is now paying 700 victims of this operators
$10.5 Million dollars each, According to the number of applicants at
hand, 80 beneficiaries has
received their own , half of the victims are from the United States,we
still have more 620 Card left which your name is on our list to be
paid the compensations of $10.5 Million each. Your particulars was
mentioned by one of the syndicates who was
arrested in Lagos Nigeria as one of their victims of the operations,
you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to
him for any reason what so ever, the US secret service is already
outrace of the criminal.

Meanwhile all necessary arrangement has been made but now our problem
here is that one Mrs. Cynthia Edward, came to my office to let us know
that you are DEAD, and before your death, you instructed her to come
for
the claim of your ATM card in the tune of $10.5.Million that was long
abandoned in your name with us Post office courier Delivery Company So
here comes the big question.... This question has been a BIG
PROBLEMS to the office, not knowing whom to deliver this ATM card
to,please just get back immediately, if real you are Alive.

(:i) Did you authorize Mrs. Cynthia Edward to come for your claim?

(ii) Are you truly dead OR Alive?
If (NO) you are hereby advice as a matter of urgency to reconfirm the
details of this message within 24hours, hence your ATM CARD will be
deliver to her without any more delay.
Lastly, you are advice to reconfirm the details of this message and
get back immediately with these information's
below..

1. Full name:.............................
2. Direct telephone number:....................
3. Address:.............................
4. Your personal identification to enable us confirm you are not dead.
5. Current occupation and address.

This information's above must be provided for reconfirmation to Enable
us make deliver of your ATM card to you, hence, your Card will be
remit/wire into her account as already provide to this management.We
wait for your urgent response today. You need to act very fast,
because if this office wait for your urgent reply within three working
days and did not received any message from you, you will be consider
dead, and your the ATM card will be deliver to Mrs. Cynthia
Edward.This message demand urgent attention, This is to say we are
waiting to hear from
you;

You must email me back on-time , because this office must confirm a
word from you, You have no any other option than to email me
directly, SAY TO ME I AM ALIVE THAT ALL I NEED FROM YOU, IF YOU DID
NOT I AM VERY SORRY FOR YOU, BECAUSE I CAN'T HELP, YOU ARE AT
YOUR OWN RISK.................


Email:postofficeobi@aol.com

Regards,

Mr.chris obi
Dispatch Manager post office
for the Ikeja branch manager
post office Delivery services Lagos -Nigeria

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