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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. Cheryl Golden" <ootaniy@peach.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: pdalet@mail.ru
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2021 03:58:56 +0900
Subject: Good Day

For Your Immediate Attention,

With hope you are still at this email address. I am Mrs Cheryl Golden of Wells Fargo Bank, Texas. I work in the Remittances and Telex Department. I felt it expedient to write and inform you of the evil conspiracy involving the Head of Remittances here with another Bank employee to delay the release of your Compensation funds, and if possible to convert the funds to their own. I found out two months ago while the Head of Remittances was on leave, so I had time to check all the comments regarding this approved funds in the Balance Sheets. I checked further and discovered that you were not even informed, nor were you directed correctly where to send your details to receive your funds.

Your Fund is actually Donations from the winner of Mega Millions jackpot. The couple made a random selection through a consultant and donations of various sums were given out. You are one of the beneficiaries. ( the proof of the source of funds: www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/01/13/retired-principal-wins-326-million-jackpot-in-new-York/21682481 ) The disbursement officer then was my Boss. But he died before he could conclude the process. Later on Internal Auditors reports indicated that the fund was not remitted to you. The problem then is that the current head of remittances has been dragging his foot about your approved fund, even after the officials of the World Bank and IMF Debts Reconciliation Commission confirmed the approval of $9,693,000.00 in your favor.

If you will be willing to cooperate with me, I will help you so that you can receive your funds without delay. I can assure you of a successful completion of this payment Via Bank Wire Transfer if you are going to be good and strictly work confidentially with me to get this matter done in your favor. I am going to put my privileged position to work confidentially and transfer your $9,693,000.00. By way of absolute confidentiality of this transaction, we can avoid numerous charges by keeping it confidential until your fund hits your bank account because my superiors in the office do not want the release of this fund to you. Following my own confidential plans of releasing this fund to your bank account, there will be no cost of transfer. I will move ahead to make this happen once you agree to guard my reputation by way of keeping this transaction and its details absolutely confidential until we are done successfully.

Everything I have told you here is the truth. I will be able to finish this process before the end of a full day of business hours and within or before 72 hours your $9,693,000.00 will be in your bank account, it will be a direct deposit transfer. Note that no delay will rest on your fund transfer following the process by which it shall be done.

Send the following details to enable me commence on the process of transfer immediately.

Your Full Names:
Your Current Home Address:
Your Direct Cell:
Your Direct Tell:
Your Current Occupation:

Your Bank Complete Names:
Your Bank Complete Address:
Your Bank Direct Telephone:
Your Bank Account No:
Your Account Names:
Swift No:
Routing No:

I waiting for your message.

Yours Sincerely

Mrs. Cheryl Golden

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