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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: "Barry Hillary" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barryhillary2@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 05:26:36 -0700
Subject: Final Funds Release Order...

Attention: Beneficiary.


Final Funds Release Order...


In consideration to the legislative/legal resolution reached by the International Monetary Fund (IMf) United Nations Organization, World Bank Group, United States Government, British Government and the European Union Commission on complaints and petitions over the non-payment of foreign beneficiary transfer as at when due, our committee was inaugurated to help release all the outstanding payments that had received proper approvals and endorsements from the various agencies/offices butt was swallowed by the maw of bureaucracy.


From the catalogue of files from various Government Agencies, your name has appeared severally on our list as we have impose moral order held by precedence of claims and truth. This therefore, invalidates every other arrangement for transfer of all Contract, Inheritance and Winning Fund except processed and approved undauntedly by our supervision to avoid again bottlenecks, we have allocated to you a new:


International Payment Voucher Number:
Approval Number:
Certificate of Merit Number:
Release Code Number:


You must quote any of these Identification Numbers before us for proper identification. Note also that your file is currently in my office in London, United Kingdom and from the records I have in my file, you have been cleared to receive the sum of US$5,000,000.00 (Five Million United State Dollars only) So indicate the mode you consider most convenient to allow us take further steps to that effect. Also reconfirm the following information to me for final ratification exercise and issuing you the above codes:


1} Your Full Name, For Verification:...
2} Your Contact Telephone and Fax Number:....
3}Profession:....
4}Age:....


As soon as this Information are received, your payment will be duly processed and released to you as you deem fit via this reliable channel within the shortest possible time. Further information\guidance will be availed to you as soon as we receive your response.
Thanks for your anticipated cooperation.


Yours faithfully,
Barry Hillary

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