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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. Rita Willford." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ritay3k@barid.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 00:27:13 -0700
Subject: Re: Payment transfer advice notification.

Attention:

Payment transfer advice notification. The sum of US$10,500,000.00 (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars) from United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) in conjuction International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB) with local siftAcks-314D02826300-789700142, 11:26:21 GMT +1000 You have toImmediately contact Mr. Haley Boesky of Federal Reserved Bank of New York, United States of America for direct swift transfer of your entire contract / Inheritance compensation sum.

Your new Payment Reference No. FERES9ASWIFT/USD, Allocation No: 67487632 Password No: 33988331, Pin Code No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No: 103, Released Code No:0763; Immediate Telex confirmation No: 44133CITBKLN; Secret Code No: XXTN04413. Having received these vital payment information.

You are to reach Mr. Haley Boesky of Federal Reserved Bank of New Yourk with your full names telephone number and bank details for immediate payment. Get back to me for his email and office telephonenumber.

Best regards,

Mrs. Rita Willford.

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