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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: "IMF/ World Bank Compensation 2018." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drurycustomercaredepartment@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 18:34:49 -0700
Subject: ***** SPAM ***** Your Compensation Funds.

Attn: E-mail Owner/ Beneficiary.

NOTICE: US$3,500,000.00 ( Three Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ) Only has been approved in your favor.

You are among the five lucky e-mail owner that was selected by the IMF/World Bank member of board directors to receive this compensation funds, and you are the second beneficiary on the payment list.

Your compensation fund of US$3,500,000.00 ( Three Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ) Only From IMF/WORLD BANK has been signed for immediate pay out to you. Contact Barrister. Paul Wood now on this email == drurycustomercaredepartment@gmail.com = for your unpaid approved compensation fund valued US$3,500,000.00 only.

Thanks
Mrs. Linda Griffin
IMF/ World Bank Compensation 2018.

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