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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: Abu
Reply-To: <mariokelley9@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2023 05:22:46 +0800
Subject: YOUR ATM CARD 87

I AM ABDUL ABUBAKAR RABIU, THE BUSINESS MAGNATE AND INVESTOR. I
CONTACTED YOU YEARS BACK FOR AN INVESTMENT OF $150,000,000.00 USD (
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ) IN YOUR COUNTRY
BUT LACK OF TRUST WE COULD NOT COMPLETE IT .



I HAVE RELOCATED THE INVESTMENT TO JAPAN WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF
ANOTHER PERSONALITY .


HOWEVER, I DID NOT FORGET YOUR PREVIOUS EFFORTS. I KEPT A SUM OF
$3,000,000.00 ( THREE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ) WITH DIAMOND
BANK UNDER YOUR NAME. AND I WOULD LIKE YOU TO CONTACT MR. KELLEY
NICKOLAS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TREASURY & INTERNATIONAL BANKING AT
DIAMOND BANK PLC, VIA HIS PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS HERE (
mariokelley9@gmail.com )SO HE CAN PROCESS THE RELEASE OF THE
$3,000,000.00 ATM CARD.


I WANT YOU TO MAKE USE OF THE $3,000,000.00 ( THREE MILLION UNITED
STATES DOLLARS ) FOR YOURSELF WHEN YOU RECEIVE IT.


I TOLD MR. KELLEY NICKOLAS OF DIAMOND BANK, THAT YOU WILL CONTACT HIM
AND I KNOW HE MUST BE EXPECTING TO READ FROM YOU BY NOW.


SINCERELY,
ABDUL ABUBAKAR RABIU.

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