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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 James Finnell <jfinnell19421@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2019 09:31:40 -0700
Subject: DO NOT FOR ANY REASON REPLY TO CHRISTOPHER JAMES IF YOU DO YOU WILL
NOT BE ATTENDED TO THAT IS FINAL REPLY TO THE BANK AND TO BARRISTER RAFAEL
DAVID TAKE NOTE OF THAT COPY T0 debtmanagement40@yahoo,com
deputymuniesa66@yahoo.com AND info.deputymuniesa@yahoo.com Yours Faithfully,
United Nations Security Council Headquarters: New York City, New York, United
States Congratulations The United Nations Security Council, hereby receives
your payment with reference number #.MAV/UNO/WBO/LM-05-371 amounting t


*DO NOT FOR ANY REASON REPLY TO CHRISTOPHER JAMES IF YOU DO YOU WILL NOT BE
ATTENDED TO THAT IS FINAL REPLY TO THE BANK AND TO BARRISTER RAFAEL
DAVIDTAKE NOTE OF THAT COPY T0
debtmanagement40@yahoo,comdeputymuniesa66@yahoo.com
<deputymuniesa66@yahoo.com> AND info.deputymuniesa@yahoo.com
<info.deputymuniesa@yahoo.com>Yours Faithfully,United Nations Security
CouncilHeadquarters: New York City,New York, United
States CongratulationsThe United Nations Security Council, hereby receives
your payment with reference number #.MAV/UNO/WBO/LM-05-371 amounting to US
($37.500.000.00 USD) this council was set up to fight against scam and
fraudulent activities worldwide, responsible for investigating the
legitimacy of unpaid contract, inheritance and lotto winning claims by
companies and individuals and directs the paying authorities worldwide to
make immediate payment of verified claims to the beneficiaries without
further delay, your said payment was deposited with CAIXA BANK OF SPAIN and
you will gain online access for you to access and transfer your funds
through internet banking.We also confirmed that you have met all statutory
requirements in respect of your pending payment except that you have to
change the name on the account which we opened for you with your funds,
presently the name on the account is UNITED NATIONS so you need to change
it to your name.This important notice is to let you know that your payment
is ready to be moved by CAIXA BANK OF SPAIN Online banking transfer system
where the account was opened.All you have to do now is to contact CAIXA
BANK OF SPAIN for your online account information so that you can logon to
the account to confirm the availability of your funds then after that you
will have to change the name on the account to your own personal name
because the name we used in opening the account for you is UNITED
NATIONS.Please note you will not be able to transfer your funds until you
change the name on the account so you are to contact CAIXA BANK OF SPAIN
with your information’s as needed below.(1) Your Full Name:(2) Your Home
Address:(3) Your Phone, Fax and Mobile:(4) Your Company Name:(5) Your Bank
Name:(6) Your Country:(7) Your personal identification:(8) Your
Occupation:Here are the contact details of CAIXA BANK OF SPAIN which you
are to contact immediately for your online account information’s to confirm
the availability of your funds.Contact person: Name: Tom?s Muniesa
AranteguiBank Name: Caixabank SASo contact him now on this email:
(info.deputymuniesa@yahoo.com <info.deputymuniesa@yahoo.com>)From the desk
ofDeputy ChairmanTomásBank Name: Caixa BankBank Deputy Chairman: Tomás
MuniesaE-Mail: muniesa@caxiaesn.com
<muniesa@caxiaesn.com>customercare@caxiaesn.com
<customercare@caxiaesn.com>Phone: +34-932-203-243 (Calls Only)SMS:
+34-632-881-206 (SMS Only)MuniesaDeputy@outlook.com
<MuniesaDeputy@outlook.com>deputymuniesa66@yahoo.com
<deputymuniesa66@yahoo.com>You have to try to contact them as soon as
possible so they can send you the online account information’s as we have
already informed them that you will be contacting them for the request of
the account information’s, please do not forget to contact them with your
details as your request might be ignored if your information’s is not
included to prove that the message is coming from you and you are to copy
the the attorney general fron debtmanagent office on his e mail too Dr
Rafael David on his private mail box. TAKE NOTE OF THAT COPY T0
debtmanagement40@yahoo,comdeputymuniesa66@yahoo.com
<deputymuniesa66@yahoo.com> AND info.deputymuniesa@yahoo.com
<info.deputymuniesa@yahoo.com>Yours Faithfully,From Mr. Craig
StephenDirector, Online banking Special Dutiies *












*United Nations Security CouncilI AWAIT YOUR REPLYSENATOR BUKOLA SARAKI AND
DR RAFAEL DAVIDcopy todebtmanagement40@yahoo,com and
MuniesaDeputy@outlook.com
<MuniesaDeputy@outlook.com>deputymuniesa66@yahoo.com
<deputymuniesa66@yahoo.com>tell the paying bank that your fund is
$75million usd reconfirm your needed detailstake note that you are to copy
DR RAFAEL DAVID ON HIS E MAIL debtmanagement40@yahoo.com
<debtmanagement40@yahoo.com>KINDLY SEND SMS OR YOU CALL DR RAFAEL DAVID ON
HIS DIRECT MOBILE PHONE NUMBER FOR FURTHER INFORMATIONcopy to
debtmanagement40@yahoo,com and MuniesaDeputy@outlook.com
<MuniesaDeputy@outlook.com>deputymuniesa66@yahoo.com
<deputymuniesa66@yahoo.com>tell the paying bank that your fund is
$37million usd reconfirm your needed details234-8105085654. TRY THE BEST
YOU CAN AND CALL ME ON PHONE FOR MORE SIGNIFICANT DIRECTIVES MAKE SURE YOU
WRITE TO THE BANK AND COPY ME VERY SIGNIFICANT TO*

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