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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: "Carlos Alberto" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <degoal59@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2019 20:52:09 -0800
Subject: URGENT

From: Kutxa Bank Madrid
Ref: Es/KB/003-113

Value Customer,

Attn: BENEFICIARY,

We wish to inform you we received payment instruction from EUROPEAN UNION FUND RECOVERY UNIT, to release the sum of US$ 10,000,000.00.(Ten Million United State Dollars) to you as the sole beneficiary. The total fund is deposited in reserve account of European Union Organization in Kutxa Bank of Madrid, where Kutxa bank will release the above mention fund to your nominated account in your Country.

Following the above, please list out your information listed below, for vetting process which is a standard practice just to make sure you’re the right beneficiary to this fund, just to avoid releasing the payment to a wrong person.

Be informed that this fund was deposited with hardcover insurance policy that protect the total fund until it been release to you as the beneficiary.

This process is vital and urgent following the instruction that your fund must be release to you as soon as possible.

Please provide the listed information below.

(1) Full Name

(2) Contact address

(3) Phone and Fax number

(4) Receiving Account Details.

(5) Your Occupation.

(6) Copy of your ID

(7) Country of origin.

As soon as we receive all these information from you, we will proceed and release your payment without delay.

We look forward to an enduring banking relationship with you.

Thank you for Banking with us.

Best Regards,
Carlos Alberto

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