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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: "Director of Foreign Transactions" <contato@bodyfield.com.br>
Reply-To: eugenescott053@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 05:41:37 -0400
Subject: For Your Kind Attention regarding your fund payment

Attn: Certified Beneficiary,

This is to intimate you of a very important information which will be of a great help to redeem you from all the difficulties you have been experiencing in getting your long overdue payment, due to excessive demand for money from you by both corrupt Bank officials and Courier Companies after which your fund remain unpaid to you.

My name is Mr. Eugene Scott and I have just been redeployed from Federal Reserve Bank to the Royal Bank Head office, but was surprised to discover an unpaid large sum still pending in your name. I was wondering why you haven’t claimed this fund till date after pending for several years of release approval.

Thus, I need your urgent attention to promptly commence your fund release process without any further delay, because in my new appointment I don’t want to see any beneficiary’s approved fund pending in my office, as the authority might be classifying such fund unclaimed and subsequently declare same as bank profit.

RE-CONFIRM YOUR INFORMATION URGENTLY

YOUR FULL NAME:

ADDRESS:

TELEPHONE:

NEXT OF KIN:

OCCUPATION:

AGE:

COUNTRY/STATE:

VALID IDENTITY CARD OR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT

This Office hereby GUARANTEE that absolute protection and that of your approved Compensation Funds Wire transfer is 100% assured.

Therefore kindly be informed that your approved fund amount including the accrued interest is US$10,700,000.00 (Ten Million, Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) Only.

Await your prompt response

Regards

Mr. Eugene Scott

Director of Foreign Transactions

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