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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: "MR. JIM L.PAUL" <diamondbankplcoffice35489@gmail.com>
Reply-To: yorkfederalreservebankofnew@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2020 08:13:16 +0100
Subject: WHY DO YOU CHOOSE TO LOSE YOUR FUNDS $890.000.00 USD DOLLARS ???

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE
NATIONAL HOUSES OF ASSEMBLY COMPLEX
SENATE HOUSE - UPPER CHAMBERS WUSE DISTRICT, COTONOU BENIN
OUR REF: FGN/SNT/FM-DDA1
OFFICER TO BE IN SERVICE ( MR. JIM L.PAUL )
CALL ME ONCE YOU SEND THE FEE +229 990-333-81 OR +229 69-700-854

WHY DO YOU CHOOSE TO LOSE YOUR FUNDS $890.000.00 USD DOLLARS ???

I HAVE TO INFORM YOU AGAIN, THAT WE ARE NOT PLAYING OVER THIS
NOTIFICATIONS, I KNOW MY REASON FOR THE CONTINUOUS SENDING OF THIS
NOTIFICATION TO YOU, THE FACT IS THAT YOU CAN'T SEEM TO TRUST ANY ONE
AGAIN OVER THIS PAYMENT FOR WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN IN CANTERED IN MANY
MONTHS AGO, BUT I WANT YOU TO TRUST ME, I CANNOT SCAM YOU FOR $50

USD DOLLARS ONLY IT IS FOR BANK PROCESSING OF YOUR PAYMENT, THE FEES
OF $50 USD DOLLARS ONLY IS CLEARLY WRITTEN TO YOU BEFORE, I DID NOT
INVENT THE BILL TO DEFRAUD YOU OF $50 USD DOLLARS IT IS AN OFFICIAL
BANK PAYMENT PROCESSING FEE, AND THE GOOD PART OF THIS, IS THAT YOU
WILL NEVER, EVER BE DISTURBED AGAIN OVER ANY KIND OF PAYMENT,

THIS IS FINAL, AND THE FORMS FROM THERE BECOMES EFFECTIVE ONCE WE
SUBMIT YOUR PAYMENT APPLICATION PROCESSING FEE AND PAY THE FORM FEE OF
$50 USD DOLLARS ONLY I DON'T WANT YOU TO LOOSE THIS FUND THIS TIME,
BECAUSE YOU MAY NEVER GET ANOTHER SUCH GOOD OPPORTUNITY,

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS KEEN AND VERY DETERMINED TO PAY YOUR OVERDUE
DEBTS, THIS IS NOT A FLUKE, I WOULD NOT WANT YOU TO LOOSE THIS FUND
OUT OF IGNORANCE, I WILL SEND YOU ALL THE DOCUMENTS AS SOON AS BANK
PAYMENT PROCESSING FEE IS PAID, YOU HAVE TO TRUST ME, YOU WILL GET
YOUR FUND, FIND A WAY TO GET $50 USD DOLLARS ONLY TODAY YOU WILL NOT
LOOSE IT, INSTEAD IT WILL BRING YOUR FINANCIAL BREAKTHROUGH,

FIND THE MONEY AND SEND IT TO OUR BURSARY. THE REASON WHY AM SENDING
YOU THIS MAIL IS BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS $890.000.00
DOLLARS IMMEDIATELY AS WE ARE TRYING TO ROUND UP FOR THIS PAYMENT
PROGRAM.

HERE IS THE PAYMENT INFORMATION THROUGH WESTERN UNION OR RIA MONEY
TRANSFER OR MONEY GRAM OFFICE OR I TUNES CARD OR GOOGLE PLAY CARD AS
FINALLY MY ADVICE TO YOU IS NOT TO ABANDON THIS TRANSACTION BECAUSE OF
THE REQUIREMENT OF ($50 USD DOLLARS ONLY)

RECEIVERS NAME: SARKI AKANTA
COUNTRY : BENIN REPUBLIC
CITY :COTONOU
TEST QUESTION: WHEN
ANSWER: NOW
AMOUNT:$50 USD DOLLARS ONLY
MTCN__
SENDER NAME__

I AM WAITING FOR YOUR E-MAIL WITH THE $50 USD DOLLARS PAYMENT TODAY
OKAY E-MAIL ADDRESS [ yorkfederalreservebankofnew@gmail.com ]


YOURS IN SERVICE



CALL ME ONCE YOU SEND THE FEE +229 990-333-81 OR +229 69-700-854

MR. JIM L.PAUL

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