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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: "Ms Heidi Lioce Mendoza" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sdelong300@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2019 04:34:39 -0800
Subject: Dear Honorable Beneficiary,

Dear Honorable Beneficiary,

Sequel to our plea to have the proceed of your overdue part-payment of $4.8 Million transferred through wire Transfer to you, UNITED NATIONS OFFICE (UN) through the office of Ms Heidi Mendoza,has given approvals to have the Funds deposited at California Bank And Trust(CB&T) treasury, for further credit to your Bank account.

It might interest you to know that Patriot Act requirement on money laundering prohibits cash shipment of above $1,000,000 USD within and outside the Country.

Therefore, you are mandated to contact, Funds Transfer Manager of ; California Bank And Trust(CB&T) below , for urgent payment:

Bank Name: California Bank And Trust(CB&T).
Bank Address: CARMEL VALLEY 11375 El Camino Real San Diego,CA 92130 USA.
Contact Person: Mr Steve Delong.
Direct Phone/Sms : +1 619-378-4532
Private Email: sdelong300@gmail.com

Forward your details to Mr Steve Delong on his private email account,he will respond to you via his official email or private email account with further directives, to guide you towards instituting the transfer of your payment into your bank account.

In your own interest, you are expected to adhere strictly to every instruction from Mr. Steve Delong to avoid payment delays.
Best regards,
Ms Heidi Lioce Mendoza
Undersecretary General for the United Nations Office
405 East 42nd Street,
New York, NY, 10017,
USA.

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