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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. Gerry Rice" <irsoffice641@gmail.com>
Reply-To: frankgabrieldhl@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2021 10:28:31 +0100
Subject: Attention

--
Greetings,
This is Gerry Rice, Director, Communications Department IMF, We write
to inform you that your Beneficiary Funds of $9.7Million was
issued out from Bank today although the check has been converted into
an ATM Visa Card, with the ATM CARD you can make withdrawal at
any ATM machine close to you.

Reason, the money was loaded into the ATM CARD was because the check
may got expired before it gets to your address, therefore
we have registered the ATM card with FedEx courier company here and
they have approved a Diplomatic agent that
will deliver to your address.

Contact him with your information below to avoid wrong delivery,

Your Full Name....
Your Address......
Your Country/city....
Your Phone Number.....

Contact DELIVERY Agent with information below:
Mr. Frank Gabriel
Phone...+1-(405) 687-3129,Text Or Call
WhatsApp...+1-(405) 687-3129
Email: frankgabrieldhl@gmail.com


Regards
Mr. Gerry Rice

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