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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: "UNCLAIMED AND ABANDONED FUNDS PAYMENT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <paymentcenter@yahisahi.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2021 08:03:00 -0800
Subject: DETAILS ABOUT YOUR ABANDONED FUND - Reply Asap

Attention: Re; Your Payment Is Ready

Following the resolution by the FBI International Funds Monitoring Unit and various Government authorities, commercial banks, investment banks, finance companies, various international airport vault facilities in USA, United Kingdom, Europe, Asia and Africa to release and pay all abandoned funds, unclaimed and unpaid whose beneficiaries details have been verified to be correct and genuine. Your name is among the list of beneficiaries whose funds have been approved and ready for payment. Your payment amount is US$ 2,591,000 (Two Million Five Hundred and Ninety One Thousand US Dollars) to be issued and paid to you through Visa Prepaid Card. Your details are required to be reverified and confirmed to ensure correctness and avoid error to enable you receive the fund. You are required to send us your details; full names, contact shipment address details and direct personal phone number for reverification and immediate release of your fund to you. As soon as your details are verified and confirmed, your fund shall

These payments was approved after several FBI investigations and research carried out at the database of various commercial bank, investment banks, private banks, airport security vault facilities at the various airports, Western Union Money Transfer, RIA Financial and Money Gram Office to confirm these fund was abandoned and unclaimed which confirmed your name and details as one of the beneficiaries of these abandoned and unclaimed funds and have paid so much charges to receive their payment which was not successful. These abandoned funds have now been processed and approved for immediate payment to the respective beneficiaries which includes your name.

In this regard a meeting was held between the FBI, the United States Treasury, the Committee Members of Covid-19 Financial Payments as set up by the Treasury, the Federal Reserve Bank, Commercial, Private and Investment Banks, Western Union, Money Gram, The FBI alongside with the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to ensure all such abandoned and unclaimed funds whose beneficiary details have been verified are quickly processed and released to the respective beneficiaries. The Committee on Covid Funds Payments have been directed to process and release these funds as Compensation to these respective beneficiaries after proper verification of their details and ensure speedy dispatch of their Visa Prepaid Cards to their respective contact addresses.

This transaction process is fully handled, monitored and supervised by the FBI to avoid any delay or error during the process.

Send your details for quick verification and shipment of your fund Visa Prepaid Card and Card issuance documents to your address.

Send your details to: payments@covid19paymentscommittee.com

We await your urgent reply.

Yours

Christopher Armstrong
Chair, Covid-19 Funds Payments Committee
Unclaimed Funds Payment Committee
payments@covid19paymentscommittee.com

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