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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: "ADRC" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <privatematter@naver.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 20:45:08 -0700
Subject: From: Debt Recovery Commission

AFRICAN UNION DEBT RECOVERY COMMISSION
Cross Border Debt Recovery Commission
(EUDRC/CBDRC) 98540 EAST NEWTOWN.ACCRA GHANA
============================== ====
 
Good Day,
 
I am Rev.Richard Copwell of the newly inaugurated AFRICAN UNION DEBT RECOVERY COMMISSION in conjunction with Cross Border Debt Recovery Commission (AUDRC/CBDRC)Accra Ghana office. My committee has a mandate to recover unpaid debts owed to various Contractors, lottery, Crime Victims Fund, inheritance funds, Loans and Grants ranging from USD$1M-$40.5Million or equivalent in euro currency owed to various Beneficiaries Contractors and Companies across the globe (Asia, Europe, USA, Africa, and Australia) and submit the list of the unpaid Beneficiaries, Companies and Contractors to the two appointed official paying Banks for immediate payment settlements.
In the course of our investigation, your email address/particulars were shortlisted among the first set of individuals yet to be paid hence this email and your expected payment is US$2,700,000(Two Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) Which has been approved for payment, However, we received a petition yesterday from one Mrs. JACQUELINE DOUGLAS, that you are dead. According to her, you died in a plane crash as such your fund should be paid to her as the heir apparent. She has also submitted her Bank account with Citizens Bank & Trust Company, Located at Address: 1100 N Commerce St, Ardmore, OK 73401, United States, for the transfer of the fund to her.
To avoid undue delay or paying the fund to the wrong individual/beneficiary, I have decided to contact you for confirmation. If I fail to hear from you after 72 hours, it will be assumed that the petition of Mrs.JACQUELINE DOUGLAS is true and the fund will be paid to her without further delay.
Therefore, if you are still alive, reconfirm your particulars immediately to the officer in charge.
 
 
1. Beneficiary Full Name:________________
2. Address:______________________ ________
3. Nationality:____________Sex___ ________
4. Age:____________Date of Birth:________
5. Occupation:___________________ ________
6. Phone:_______Fax:_____________ ________
7. State of Origin:_______Country:_______
 
For the attention of the paying officer in change, you are advised to send the above requested details without any delay to the following contact
 
email: privatematter@naver.com  AND comrade.christopher.akua@outlook.com { CONTACT PERSON:
 
COMRADE CHRISTOPHER AKUA }
 
Yours sincerely
Rev.Richard Copwell
Director of Operations
AFRICAN UNION DEBT RECOVERY COMMISSION
Cross Border Debt Recovery Commission
(AUDRC/CBDRC) 98540 EAST NEWTOWN.ACCRA GHANA

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