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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. Andrew Smith" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrandrewsmith22@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 10:53:07 -0300
Subject: ARE YOU DEAD OR ALIVE

Attention beneficiary,
Re: Payment Guarantee of your Approved Fund $5,700,000.00 Five Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only
Congrats!!! I am Mr. Andrew Smith a British Citizen and i work with {WFDO} London {UK}. This is to notify you that your fund among (19) other funds recovered from scammers in AFRICA, EUROPE AND AMERICA. Be officially informed that your overdue recovered inheritance fund has been finally gazetted to be paid to you at this verge of time.I hereby advised to reconfirm your complete information below.
Your full name
Your current home address or office
Your cell phone number
Your occupation and a scan copy of any of your identification.
Your fund will be paid to you by BANK DRAFT, BANK TO BANK TRANSFER or CASH PAYMENT which is now ready but you need to come to our payment center in London to sign your payment release documents and pick up your BANK DRAFT, BANK TO BANK TRANSFER or CASH PAYMENT. Please be informed that the eagle eye of our staffs tracked down the bank account where your stolen fund was transferred to which is stated below.
Account Name Mr. Alfred B. Sims
Citibank Banamex USA
2029 Century Park East Los Angeles, CA 90067
Phone: 1-800-222-7534
Routing Number: 122233645
Account Number: 5944130210
With this information your fund will be urgent release to you through our conresponded bank in Indonesia without any hindrance nor delay.
CAUTION!!! You are advised to stop further communication with any other office or bank both in Europe and Africa except this office for your own interest if only you want to receive your recovered fund.
Please send your reply to this (  mrandrewsmith22@gmail.com  )  I await your swift urgent response.
Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Andrew Smith.

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