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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: "Dr. Randall Welch" <test@990880.com>
Reply-To: <randallwelch.staff.rbc@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2018 18:49:45 -0700
Subject: YOU NEED TO READ THIS NOW CALL ME +16479522358

Attention: Beneficiary,
 
This letter is from the Fund Verification & Monitoring Unit jointly sponsored by the
 
United States of America, European Union, African Union, Economic Community of West
 
African States (Ecowas), World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Paris Club and Regional
 
Economic Monitoring Unit (Asian Development Bank).
 
The unit was set up to discover all unpaid outstanding funds being owed to Companies or
 
Individuals Globally either through Contract Payment, Inheritance Fund or Lottery Winning
 
Prize Awards. It may interest you to note that the Unit has discovered an outstanding
 
unpaid/unclaimed huge sum of money in your name.
 
Kindly update us if you have received your funds on delayed contracts payment, lottery
 
winning, Inheritance payment or funds owed to you by any organization or governments? If
 
no is your answer, you're advised to respond back immediately for more details and
 
directives on how to receive your funds payment because there's a huge floating funds
 
discovered on your name in the bank.
 
Your earliest response will be of a great advantage!
 
Kindest Regards,
Dr. Randall Welch.
Operating Officer,
Fund Verification & Monitoring Unit.
randallwelch.staff.rbc@gmail.com

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