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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. Jimmy Johnson" <johnsonjim676@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <jimjohnson6777@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2020 16:30:51 -0700
Subject: Atten: Beneficiary ///////

Attn: Beneficiary
REF: FLP-IP/2422-FM10089/0877
RE: Internet Crime Victim Restitution
INTENDED ONLY FOR: (VICTIM,S EMAIL)
Our records indicate that you are eligible to receive restitution for one or more of the internet fraud
 
schemes you,ve been a victim of. See necessary case details below. The perpetrator and their group of
 
co-offenders had over 2000 aliases originating from Russia, Nigeria, Ghana, and many more masking their
 
original identities.
Our records indicate that you have been a victim of fraud because your contact details were found on
 
several devices belonging to the perpetrator. Following court orders, this makes you eligible to receive
 
restitution for damages caused by their crimes.  Being that (SUBJECT) operated on an international scale
 
and victimized thousands of individuals and companies of several nationalities, we determined that the
 
investigation had to be kept private and away from public media to maintain unitary judgment and
 
integrity in international relations. Because this was a private investigation, all victims (Including
 
Yourself) were represented by a professional court-appointed public defender.
(European Law Firm) with over 10 years of experience on similar case. After having consistently pursued
 
the (SUBJECTS) case for two years, successfully  secured restitution payments of GBP 1,455,000.00 for
 
each victim. Restitutions are ordered to be paid immediately.  Note that all entries must be claimed no
 
later than April , 2020. Be sure to quote your reference number in all correspondences.
Sincerely Yours.
Mr Jimmy Johnson
UN Internet Relations
Internet Crime Complain Center.

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