419 scam: Hon Mr Mark Wegener <adiplomat23@gmail.com> Attention Dear Foreign Beneficiary.

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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:
- "atm card department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Hon Mr Mark Wegener <adiplomat23@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mw3982948@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2023 02:39:04 +0100
Subject: Attention Dear Foreign Beneficiary.

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ATTENTION DEAR FOREIGN BENEFICIARY.

MY NAME IS HORN.MARK WEGENER,I AM NEWLY APPOINTED MANAGER ATM CARD
DEPARTMENT OF CAPITAL ONE BANK MARYLAND, I STARTED WORKING HERE THIS
APRIL 2023 AS A NEW MANAGER AND NOW I ABLE TO DISCOVER YOUR PAYMENT
FILE OF PREVIOUS YEARS WHICH WAS CONTROLLED BY SACKED BANKER SO PLEASE
TRY TO UNDERSTAND ME IF YOU ARE THE REAL BENEFICIARY OF THIS $8.5
MILLION,THE $385.00 DOLLARS REQUEST FROM YOU IS TO DELIVER YOUR ATM
VISA CARD TO YOUR HOME ADDRESS

WE ARE VERY SORRY FOR WHAT YOU HAVE PASS THROUGH IN ORDER TO RECEIVE
THIS FUND IN THE PASS YEARS DUE TO THE CHARACTERS OF THOSE WHO WORKED
IN THIS BANK FOR SOME YEARS AGO, NOW THE BANK HAVE RETIRED THOSE OLD
WORKERS,THIS IS THE BONUS FOR ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE TRANSACTIONS IN
THIS BANK AND OUR GOVERNMENT HAVE INSTRUCTED US TO TRANSFER YOUR
$8.5 MILLION USD TO YOU BY ISSUED AN ATM VISA CARD AND I'M INSURING YOU
THAT ONCE YOU SEND THE $385.00 YOUR ATM CARD WILL BE DELIVER TO
YOU,RESPOND BACK TO US SO WE CAN GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION TO SEND THE
$385.00.

RECONFIRM THESE BELOW INFORMATION SUCH AS:
1) FULL NAME_________
2) HOME ADDRESS_________
3) OCCUPATION_________________
4) PHONE NUMBER______
5) COUNTRY ____________

BEST REGARDS,

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