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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- accessbank839@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: ACCESS BANK <accessbank839@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2023 14:51:57 +0100
Subject: ATM CARD DELIVERY NOTICE
*Attention; Beneficiary. My name is Mr.Newton Ughu, the new director ATM
Head of Operation & Administrative Officer of Access Bank PLC Nigeria, as I
resumed to this office and during my official research I discovered an
abandoned ATM Visa card valued sum of $1.5Million belonging to you as the
rightfully intimate beneficiary and this is the 3rd times I’m sending you
this notification letter regarding to your abandoned ATM Visa Card but I
have not received any positive respond from you or making a suggestion on
how you wish to receive your ATM Card. I tried to know why this card has
not been released to you but I was told by the Bank management that the
former director ATM head of operation that left this office two months ago
withhold your card for his own personal use without knowing that his evil
plans towards diverting your fund will be discovered. Now your ATM Visa
card is still valid and available to receive, therefore you can come down
to our bank here in Nigeria to pick up your card directly from my office or
alternatively it can be arranged to be ship to your residential address
through a registered and reliable courier shipping company at your own
cost. Meanwhile you will be required to forward to me your names, your full
residential address where you want the card to be delivered to, your
telephone number and a copy of your passport or any valid ID Card and more
details of your ATM card payment will be made known to you as soon as I
receive your swift positive response. Do not hesitate to ask any questions
when responding back to my e-mail as soon as you read this mail. REPLY ME
BACK to this e-mail as followed: ( accessbank839@gmail.com
<accessbank839@gmail.com> ) Thanks for your co-operation. Yours
Faithfully, Mr.Newton UghuDirector ATM Head of Operation& Administrative
OfficerAccess Bank PLC.E-mail: (accessbank839@gmail.com
<accessbank839@gmail.com>)*
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