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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 INGA-BRITT AHLENIUS" <mrsdqalman7@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <un008@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2017 04:01:09 -0500
Subject: DEAR UNPAID BENEFICIARY

This is to inform you that the U.S/NIGERIA Government has instructed
United Nations to remit the sum of $100 Million US dollars into your
Nominated Bank account, the reason for this is because your name was
among the scam victims that lost a lot of money to African and
European Fraudsters, you are hereby advised to get back to our Bank
without delay and stop all communication between you and anybody on
internet and follow our instruction to enable our bank execute the
payment of your Fund $100 Million US Dollars.

Right now, as directed by our secretary general Ban Ki-Moon, We are
working in with the U.S Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and have
decided to wave away all your clearance fees/Charges and authorize the
Universal State Trust Bank Nineria to effect the payment of your
compensation of $100 Million approved into your account without any
delay. The only payment you are to pay is for Internatiola permit the
same if you want an Atm card, get back to us with your banking
information,


We discovered that some top London officials and Nigerian Government
Officials are interested in your fund and they are working in
collaboration with a foreigner MRS. VIRGINIA WALTER from USA to
frustrate you and thereafter divert your fund to an already opened
bank account in New York with this below information:

NAME: MRS. VIRGINIA WALTER.
BANK NAME: WELLS FARGO BANK
BANK ADDRESS:CALIFORNIA, USA.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 6503809428.


Full Names:
Full home Address
Country:
Direct Telephone:
Bank Name:
Bank Address:
Bank Account Number:
Routing Number:
Swift Code:

urgently respond to this message so that I can advise you on how best
to confirm your fund within the next 42hours.

Sincerely yours,
MRS INGA-BRITT AHLENIUS
Under-Secretary-General

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