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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: donnyjames@luckycloud.de
Reply-To: fundrecoveryunit34@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2018 10:19:07 +0000
Subject:


DID YOU RECEIVED HOW MUCH?

This is to notify you that your fund payment which was previously
approved for transfer through the ministry of finance was withheld due
to a report indicating that there was unauthorized persons in constant
communication and extorting money from you with promise to transfer
the fund to you through an unprofessional method of fund payment.

The Financial Intelligence Unit through it's verse security wire tap has
reconfirmed that several attempts has been made by many unauthorized
personnel through different methods such as Automated card payment
system (ATM) method, (Bank Drafts) Method, Consignment Diplomatic
Delivery method, Undefined Bank Wire Transfer method etc, and all
attempts by the unauthorized personnel to move this fund according to
information have been futile and frustrated by the Financial
Intelligence Units global security for years.

However, You are receiving this mail because your name and email
address were stated on the payment manifest submitted to us by the
European central bank external auditors for the complete payment of
your long awaited fund to the tune of Ten million, Nine Hundred Thousand Euros(€10,900,000.00)
Therefore you are required to stop all further communication with every other
individuals or offices regard this payment as your fund is in our custody and will be
completely transferred to you accordingly if you stop all further
communication with those fraudulent personals from Africa.

It’s important to inform you that the transactions executed with those
in Africa were simply inappropriate and fraudulent because they are
not the rightful office in charge of your fund payment, though your
fund payment through this office have genuine source with all the
legal clearance documents prepared to back up the fund transfer.

In other to complete this payment accordingly, you will be required to
reconfirm your present home address and active phone number for
immediate release of your fund as schedule by
your paying bank.
Your urgent response is required and note that this fund transfer will
only take three working days to be completed.

Regards,
Mr. Peter Simon.
U.S.AMBASSADOR TO JAPAN William F. Hagerty.
CC: Jim Yong Kim President of the World Bank
CC: Mr. António Guterres UN Secretary General

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