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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: "Mrs.Esther David" <info@dalivery.org>
Reply-To: ofice.filse2014@yandex.com
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2020 02:27:30 +0200
Subject: Ref: OECD/2020-2021/796 GC.55



Ref: OECD/2020-2021/796 GC.

Your email has got you of $850.000.00 USD eight hundred and fifty thousand us dollars from OECD Community Global Financial Support due to "The world lock-down" for the ongoing Coronavirus Pandemic that is currently affecting every aspect of life, including businesses.

Payment file: OECD/GC/WB/-2020-2021,Please send us your details.

1. Full Name ............,

2. Country of origin .........,

3. Current Address ...........,

4. Age .................,

5. Occupation ...........,

6. Sex ................,

7. Phone Number ..........

We are away determined in improving lives all over the globe in whatever way and manner we could by fund support .

We await your response.

--
Best Regards,
Sir Roberto Anderson
Head of fund approval
OECD Global Community support

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