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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: "Mr. Jeffrey Humphrey" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <officedesk915@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2017 09:18:58 -0700
Subject: DID YOU AUTHORIZED MRS MARIA BENSON TO CLAIM YOUR FUND?

Dear Esteemed Customer
This is to bring to your notice that we are delegated from United
Nations to Bank Central Asia (BCA) to pay 16 scam victims US$950,000.00
(Nine hundred and fifty thousand dollars) to each. We got your name and
email address through our data base, your name has been listed and
approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid above
amount via Telegraphic Wire Transfer OR ATM Master Card. Kindly respond
to this mail as soon as possible for immediate transfer/delivery of your
compensations funds.
This morning  Mrs. Maria Benson who declared that he is your next-of-kin
submitted this account details Bank of America, Account No:
233012734259,Routing No: 011024389,Swift Code BOTAWS7N, address 13810
Oakview Cove San Antonio TX 78245 that you authorized her to claim your
fund.
Right now, as directed by our secretary general Ant?nio Guterres, We are
working in collaborations with the Financial Crime Commission, we have
decided to waive away all your clearance fees/Charges and authorize the
Bank Central Asia (BCA) to effect the payment of compensation payment
approved by United Nations (UN) & International Monetary Fund (IMF) into
your bank account or via ATM MASTER CARD without any delay. Bear it in
mind that the only fee you will pay to confirm your fund in your account
or ATM MASTER CARD is your Notarization fee which will cost you $480 and
that is the only fee which you have to pay to receive your fund that
worth $950,000.00 (Nine hundred and fifty thousand dollars).
Kindly respond back to this mail if you know that you did not instruct
Mrs. Maria Benson to claim your compensation fund and also indicate how
you want to receive your fund because we have two mode of payment by
Telegraphic Wire Transfer and ATM Master Card. I will send you the
information which you will use in sending the Notarization fee of $480
via Western Union or Money Gram.
Regards
Mr. Jeffrey Humphrey
United Nations Representative
Asian Regional Payment Office
 

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