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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: "Ms Alyssa A. Shaw" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <msalyssashawuno@mail2world.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 11:53:28 -0800
Subject: PLEASE ARE YOU DEAD OR A LIVE.

Attn:Sir/Madam,
 
             PLEASE ARE YOU DEAD OR A LIVE.
 
I am Ms Alyssa Shaw the director debt reconciliation committee all over the world under the UN in Switzerland.
 
The signal / alert from our central system computer data base, we found out you have an unpaid U.N Compensation Fund of $7.3 Million Dollars,and report reaching me from our regional office in London United Kingdom is saying that one man by name, Mr Imtiaz Kamal from Saudi Arabia came to our sub office in U.K. asking for a change of ownership of your fund in his name that you are dead it is true or not? He claimed that because you were his relation, that you told him about the fund before you died. And since you are dead, that we should release the fund to him.
 
Further, this is his bank information which he ask us to transfer your fund into.
 
BANK NAME AND ADDRESS: AL-RAJHI BANK - JEDDAH (AL-SAMER BRANCH # 46300)
ACCOUNT NAME: IMTIAZ KAMAL
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 5635508010125505
BENEFICIARY: IMTIAZ KAMAL
SWIFT CODE: NO NEED
IBAN NUMBER: SA668000046360801012150
 
Finally, please contact us soon if you are still a live okay, before your fund will be transferred into his bank account.
 
Please reply me through this my private email address: msalyssashaw.uno@gmail.com
 
Best regards.
 
Ms Alyssa Shaw

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