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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: "INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT OFFICE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <international2025@yeah.net>
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2018 10:45:12 -0300
Subject: RE: DEAR SCAM VICTIM # DNSXPHIRUB

This is HTML source of message you composed. Do not modify here. To modify this message press HTML Messages Editor button.
DEAR SCAM VICTIM,
 
The Board of directors of Swiss State Secretariat for International Financial Matters in conjunction with the Financial Stability Board hereby irrevocably agree that the beneficiary your email address is listed in our file as you are to be compensated with the total sum of US$3,500,000.00 (Three Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars only) prior to the fact that our scam verification department confirmed that your email address was among listed SCAM VICTIMS.
 
Sequel to the final agreement, we would like to use this medium to notify you that your compensation payment is approved, and we have mandated China Citic Bank Ltd to release your fund to you.
 
Kindly ensure that you submit this Fund release copy to China Citic Bank international correspondence email address alongside your claim documents issued to you in the past as that will stand as a proof of claim. We advise you immediately to contact us by email address below and also fill the form for proper verification.
 
1- Your full names:
2- Your full contact address:
3- Your Birth Country:
4- Country You Now Live:
5- Your Age/Date Of Birth:
6. Male/Female
7- What Is Your Job:
8-Your Mobile Phone Number:
9-Your Reachable Email Address:
 
Email-To: international2025@yeah.net
 
Contact Person: Jennifer Ling
China Citic Bank Ltd.
Email address:international2025@yeah.net
 
 
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