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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: "Christopher Armstrong" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <paymentcenter@yahisahi.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2021 11:30:43 -0800
Subject: RE; YOUR UNCLAIMED FUND - Send Your Details Payment

Attention: Unclaimed Fund Beneficiary

Following the FBI investigations at the database of various banks, various airport security vault facilities to ascertain and find out why these funds was abandoned and unclaimed. During the investigation process, your name and details appeared as one of the beneficiaries of these unclaimed funds and who have also paid so much fees and charges to receive their funds but was not successful. These funds have now been approved for immediate payment to you upon the confirmation of your full details.

In view of this FBI investigation, a joint resolution and approval for immediate payment have been reached by the FBI Funds Monitoring Unit, various Government authorities, various banks and finance companies in USA, United Kingdom, Europe, Asia and Africa where these funds are located and various international airports vault facilities in USA, United Kingdom, Europe, Asia and Africa where these funds are trapped have all agreed and approved that all unclaimed and abandoned funds whose beneficiary details are verified to be correct and genuine be paid immediately to the respective beneficiaries once their details are verified and confirmed.

In line with this payment approval, US$ 4,591,000 (Four Million Five Hundred and Ninety One Thousand US Dollars) have been officially approved and listed in your name for immediate payment to you. This amount was confirmed as an Unclaimed Fund listed in your name. These funds are to be as COVID COMPENSATION FUNDS.

In this regard a meeting was held between the FBI, the United States Treasury, the Committee Members on Covid-19 Funds Payments, the Federal Reserve Bank, Commercial Banks, various banks, the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to ensure that all such unclaimed and abandoned funds whose beneficiary details have been verified are quickly processed and released to the respective beneficiaries. The Committee on Covid Funds Payments have been mandated and directed to process and release these funds immediately with no further delay.

To enable you to receive this payment, urgently send your details; full names, mobile/cell phone number, contact address, age, sex and occupation to:

payments@covid19paymentscommittee.com

You are also required to confirm which payment you were processing to receive. State the amount and if you have paid any charges or fees before now, please indicate the amount you have paid. These details helps us to serve you better and faster without delay.

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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