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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:
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: PTFS NORTHERN IRELAND LIMITED <ptfsnorth@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2020 11:26:13 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION: DEAR HONORABLE BENEFICIARY!
petroleum-diezani-forfeits-153-million-federal-government-nigeria
ATTENTION: DEAR HONORABLE BENEFICIARY!
For your good information dear honorable beneficiary, you are advised to
take noted of this Sahara reporters news on 2017 apprehended the former
minister of petroleum Diezani forfeits $153 Million from Federal Government
of Nigeria;
listen we urge and gaurantee you successful Bank to Bank wire transfer of
your inheritance fund payment in this new year 2020, you really have to
take noted that as soon as you can send this required charge's fee of the
final remittance of your inheritance fund payment everything will
definitely get done and finalized immediately without any further delay or
excuses because everything regarding the arrangements on how to commence on
your behalf has been made but just that we the Executive's Board Member's
here in our paying Bank really want to follow the normal procedures,
so that there will be no more issue's regards to your inheritance fund
payment together with all the approval documentation that backup your
transaction and which will soon be deliver at your step door to enable you
signed all your predicaments for security reasons as the rightful
beneficiary and also you are very lucky that through these discovered
fund's in these website; MR. PRESIDENT INSTRUCTED the UN and IMF that all
unpaid beneficiaries Should be paid with immediate effect OK.
Login website, views and download attachment to enable you succeed and
archives more! Meanwhile I will be trying my possible Best to keep you
updated with truthfulness.
May GOD bless us regarding this matter!
*Yours in service,*
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