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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: Robin Sanders <amb.robinsanders1954@gmail.com>
Reply-To: amb.rsanders97@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 17:18:46 +0800
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION!

Attn; Beneficiary,

I am Mrs Robin Sanders, Former U.S.A Ambassador to Nigeria. With
reference to your entitlement fund and inline with the CHANGE OF
BENEFICARY'S APPLICATION, signed by Mrs. Glenda F Ward with your
purported authorization. This issue has been carefully examined and we
have declined Mrs. Glenda F Ward application as the application lacks
regular signature. But Did you ever instruct Mrs. Glenda F Ward to claim
your fund worth US$7.000.000? Below is the bank account information
provided by Mrs. Glenda F Ward saying that you authorized her to claim
your fund that you are terminally ill.

1. BANK NAME: Wells Fargo Bank
2. BANK ADDRESS: 10920 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, Ca 90024 USA
3. ACCOUNT #: 8074510036
4. ROUTING #: 122000247
5. Swift Code: WFBIUS6S
6. Account Name: Mrs. Glenda F Ward
7. Beneficiary address: 1902 N Beverly Glen Blvd Los Angeles, Ca 90077
USA

If you had not authorized the change of your bank account in respect to
your outstanding entitlement Payment, therefore notify me immediately as
the notification / declaration was supported with a sworn affidavit from
Washington DC high court ref: ilk /jj/202/k2020, dated 7th April 2020
and signed by Mrs. Glenda F Ward who claim and stated in the sworn
declaration that you authorized her to claim the said fund on your
behalf to a different bank account in the U.S.A as stated above because
you were terminally ill and the Doctor who is incharge of your case
stated that you will not stay more than one Month before passing away.

This development has caused lots of discrepancies in your payment file
that is why we had to suspend your payment and prompted to contact you
directly before re-validating your payment. You can be rest assured that
I will do everything within my capacity to successfully actualize the
quick transfer of your fund to any of your nominated bank account.

Kindly get back to me as soon as possible so that I will direct you on
what to do.

Sincerely Yours
Mrs Robin Sanders
Fmr. U.S Ambassador

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