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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: KELLY ANDREW <franklinhendrick224@gmail.com>
Reply-To: info.interpol.police0@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2021 10:47:18 +0000
Subject: Attention Fund Owner US$6.6 Million Dollar.

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Attention Fund Owner US$6.6 Million Dollar.

We the Interpol, on our database, has been monitoring all your
transfer and we are here to bring you justice for the pain you may
have encountered during the course of your struggles to claim your
fund, Hence we have mandated our noble agent Mr.terry Foster to assist
you in getting your fund once he confirmed to us that you have paid
$150 for the Interpol insurance Affidavits.

Note: that he will commence your delivery tomorrow to your home
Address tomorrow by 8 PM once you pay the $150, but we the member of
Interpol police Authority has agreed to pay (IP FEDERAL CODE TAX)
which is at the cost of $800 for you.

This IP FEDERAL SECRET CODE is the conduct that connects us with the
FBI, CIA, HOMELAND SECURITY which has been obtained and signed by the
international court of justice.

Your fund ATM CARD is protected by a hardcover united Nations insurance policy,

Meanwhile, we have arrested some huddles that are behind your
predicament, and they will pay for their crimes.

Note: that your prize is protected by a hardcover insurance policy,
which makes it impossible to deduct any amount from the one before it
has been remitted to you. This means that the above charge cannot be
deducted from the prize and hence must be provided by you before your
prize is delivered to you. due to the irrevocable insurance policy
{IIP] associated with your fund from international monetary fund unite
[IMF]it was constituted and officially submitted to the "court of
justice.

Thanks
KELLY ANDREW
DIRECTOR.INTERPOL FUND TRANSFER UNIT.

CONTACT EMAIL:info.interpol.police0@gmail.com
AGENT EMAIL:terryfoster033@gmail.com

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