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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: "Mrs. Gina Thompson" <ginathompsson@outlook.com>
Reply-To: ginathompsson01@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 02:28:36 -0700
Subject: 2000/2018 SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS.


Mrs. Gina Thompson
Manager Accounts/audit Department.
Johannesburg, South Africa
=

2000/2018 SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS.
REF/PAYMENTS CODE: UBA/ZENITH BANK/055740 ($950,000.00USD.)
This is to bring to your notice that we are delegated from the UNITED NATI=
ONS in Central Bank to pay 150 victims of scam $950,000.00USD. (Nine hundre=
d And Fifty Thousand United States Dollars Only each).You are listed and ap=
proved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amoun=
t,get back to this office as soon as possible for the immediate payments of=
your $950,000.00USD. compensations funds.
On this faithful recommendations,I want you to know that during the last U=
.N. meetings, it was alarming on the money lost by various individuals to t=
he scams artists operating in syndicates all over the world today. And In o=
ther to compensate victims, the UNITED NATIONS Body is now paying 150 victi=
ms $950,000.00USD. USD each in accordance with the UNITED NATIONS recommend=
ations.
Due to the corrupt and inefficient Banking Systems , the payments are to b=
e paid by UBA Bank and Zenith Bank plc which are the corresponding paying b=
ank under funding assistance by BRITISH GOVERNMENT via ATM CARD, which will=
be delivered directly to your doorstep by the FedEx Dispatching Officer Mr=
. Edward P. Ambrose. Also benefactor of this compensation award will have t=
o be first cleared and recommended for payment by the debt settlement offic=
e.
According to the number of applicants at hand, 114 Beneficiaries has been =
paid, over a half of the victims are from the United States, we still have =
an outstanding of 36 scam victims left to be paid. Other victims who have n=
ot been contacted can submit their application as well for scrutiny and pos=
sible consideration.
Please reconfirm to us your home address to avoid any wrong delivery such=
as:- Reply to : =

ginathompsson@gmail.com
=

(1) Your Full Name =

(2) Your Home address
(3) Your Direct Phone Number
(4) Age
=

We will advise you on how to process and receive your payment within 48 hou=
rs as soon as we get your response today with your reconfirmed information'=
s as requested above.
Response with the required information for immediate release of your payme=
nt to you within the next 48 hours.
Thanks for your co-operation.
Respectively
Mrs. Gina Thompson
For:Management

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