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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. FRANKLIN MULEN" <ms.carmanlapointe011@gmail.com>
Reply-To: officeceoinfo021@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 14:54:55 +0000
Subject: Dear Beneficiary, If this is OK by you then you have to respond back
to me

ear Beneficiary,

This is to let you know that a meeting was held yesterday regarding
your fund which you have labored for many years and yet you did not
receive any thing from Nigeria, and the UNITED NATION (NU) and the
PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITIES (PA) has passed new bill that no private
beneficiary payment will be approved which means only company and
cooperate body payments are approved. Mean while they are have stated
that the beneficiaries are mandated to travel down to their office in
UN office to present his or her files before they will look for a way
to compensate the beneficiary, but the good news is that I have
already hired an attorney who represent you on their meeting which
your file has been approve and also your case has been settled by the
attorney.

Note: the UNITED NATION and PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITIES has decided to
help you recover all the money you have lost in order to receive your
inheritance fund and they have decided to register your name as one of
the Social Cultural Alliance (SCA) Member and your work is to stand as
their financial member so that you will be receiving monthly dues from
their top members and 10% of any amount you receive from their members
for their monthly dues will be yours while you forwarded the 90% of
the money to them and they said you have to work with them only for
2years then your contract with them will expired. Remember you will be
receiving from their office the sum of usd$34,690 every month for your
compensation fee which will last only 2years with them, so that is the
only way they have choosing to pay you back all you have lost in the
hands to african scammers. so that you will help and build a
humanitarian project with the UN.

So please if this is OK by you then you have to respond back to me
with your FULL NAME/MOBILE PHONE/ HOUSE ADDRESS so that I will let you
know the next step, so upon your response then I will update you on
what is needed to proceed regarding this great opportunity.

Remember you have nothing to lose in this transaction the Attorney
will direct you on what to do so that you will receive your monthly
dues.

I am waiting to hear from you as soon as possible.

Regard,s
Mr. Franklin I. Mulen

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