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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 uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "required fee " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "transfer of your funds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "beatrizzalazar@bdophoffice.com" <beatrizzalazarbdophoffice@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bdophoffice@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2020 11:45:27 +0100
Subject: BDO Philippines

Dear Sir

I write in regards to your delayed Contract/Inheritance Funds in the
sum of Six Million ,Five Hundred United States Dollars
(US$6,500,000.00) which you are yet to receive as a result of your
inability to raise the required fee to conclude your Transaction.
United Nations/IMF has decided to prefer a solution that will make it
easier for all the Beneficiaries to receive their.

Funds.We understood that some Fees are required in order process and
Transfer of your Funds into your Account.We are also aware that most
Beneficiaries do not have these required fees.We have therefore
deliberated with the Bank in charge of this payment to allow
Beneficiaries the privilege of receiving their Funds in two (2) or
three (3) instalments. In this case, Beneficiaries will no longer be
required to pay the fee at once but part of it depending on the number
of instalments such Beneficiary will like his/her Funds to be released
to him/her.Write the Bank and request that you want your fund to be
transferred to your account by instalments payment, so that once the
first payments enters into your account you can then use money from
there to facilitate the transfer of the remaining balance,once the
first instalments enters into you.

The BDO UNIBANK Philippines which is now in charge of your Payment has
agreed to give the Beneficiaries the option of receiving their Funds
at once, in two or three installments.This will help the beneficiaries
to pay part of the fee and receive part of their Funds with which such
beneficiary can upset the remaining fee and receive his/her complete
Funds.

For your information to break this down: four Hundred and sixty
Dollars ($460) fee will facilitate the release of One Million United
States Dollars (US $1,000,000.00) only. seven Hundred and fifty
Dollars ($750) fee will facilitate the release of Two Million United
States Dollars US$2,000,000.00) only.One Thousand, Four Hundred and
fifty Dollars ($1,450) fee which is the total fee will facilitate the
release of your Full Contract/inheritance Funds in the sum of Six
Million, Five Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars (US$6,500,000.00).

However,Feel free to inform us how much you can raise. should you or
cannot afford any of the above Mentioned instalment so as for us to
talk to the Bank to know how much out of your Funds they could release
to you with the amount you can come up
with.This is the best the United Nations/IMF can do for you and you
are advised to take advantage of this opportunity.

Beatriz Zalazar,
Foreign Manager Operations
BDO UNIBANK Philippines

beatrizzalazar@bdophoffice.com

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