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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: Odu Ann <oduann99@gmail.com>
Reply-To: revfrankm65@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2021 04:22:03 +0100
Subject: YOUR GRANT FUND RELEASED

Hello Dear,

We are happy to inform you that you have been automatically selected
and approved to receive a payment of US$1,200,000.00 from the United
Nations Coronavirus Business Interruption Rebound Program (CBIRP).

We have completed all litigation procedures for your reward payment,
and have successfully deposited the total amount of USD 250,000,000.00
into An Online Bank to be distributed to 200 beneficiaries, and
instruct you to contact Online Security Bank.

Contact Mr. Baltimore Leo ( baltimore14702@gmail.com) to have your
REFERENCE NUMBER before contacting the Bank.

KINDLY FORWARD THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CLAIM YOUR GRANT PRIZE.

YOUR FULL NAMES =======
HOME ADDRESS ==========
PHONE NUMBER ==========
CELL NUMBER ===========
OCCUPATION ============
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN =====

A COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR DRIVER'S LICENSE.


Notes; once you complete the registration form and submit it to the
Online Bank using your reference number , you will receive a total
credit of $1,200,000.00 only into the account within 24 hours after
registration. (Account Registration Is Free)

Contact Mr. Baltimore Leo ( r.baltimore1121@aol.com) to have your
REFERENCE NUMBER before contacting the Bank.

We encourage you not to ignore this message, because your safety is
100% guaranteed and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will monitor
this transaction to ensure that every beneficiary is protected from
fraud.

At Your service,

At Your service,
Mr. Baltimore Leo.

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