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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: Alex Farei <alex.farei2016@yandex.com>
Reply-To: <alexfarei@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2016 22:24:42 +0100
Subject: RFQ


Dear Sir,

Scammed Victim/ 2million United States Ref/Payments Code: 06654
we are delegated from the United Nations to pay 1000 World 419 scam
victims 2million each, you are listed and approved for this payment
as
one of the scammed victims, get back to us as soon as possible for
the
immediate payments of your two million United States Dollars funds.
you


On this faithful recommendations, I want you to know that during the
last United Nations meetings held at New York
NY with Barack Obama the president of United States Of America


It was alarmed so much by the rest of the world in the meetings on
the
loose of funds by various foreigners to the scams artists operating
in
syndicates all over the world today, in other to retain the good
image
of the country, the president of the Country is now paying 1000
victims
of this operators 2million each, Due to the corrupt and inefficient
banking systems in Nigeria, the payments are to be paid by ROYAL BANK
OF SCOTLAND MALAYSIA under funding According to the number of
applicants
at hand, 300 beneficiaries has been paid, half of the victims are
from
the United States and Asia, we still have 700 victims left to be
paid.

Your particulars was mentioned by one of the syndicates who was
arrested in
Lagos Nigeria as one of their victims of the operations, you are
hereby
warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to him for any
reason for whatsoever, the US/FBI secret service is already on trace
of
the criminal. For more vital information. You will receive your
compensations payments via WIRE TRANSFERS OR ATM CARD only; I shall
feed you with
further information, once I hear from you.

Yours faithfully,

Mr. Alex Farei


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