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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: "World Fund Discovery Management And Payment Bureau" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <donphil.info@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2021 06:51:35 -0800
Subject: Urgent Response Needed!

FROM: Donald Philips
DIRECTOR: WORLD FUND DISCOVERY MANAGEMENT AND PAYMENT BUREAU.


This letter is from World Fund Discovery Management And Payment Bureau, newly established by the World Financial Service

Authority United States Of America/United Kingdom.
This body was set up to discover an unpaid fund being owed to Governments or Individuals all over the world through

Contract Payment,Inheritance and Lottery Winning Prize Awards.
It will interest you to know that we have discovered an unpaid/unclaimed sum of USD$19,500,000:00 ($19.5M) in favor of

your name and a mandate has been given to this body World Fund Discovery Management And Payment Bureau to ensure that this

fund gets to you without delay.


Note that a special payment arrangement has been made to deliver this fund to you through diplomatic Arrangement

International fund delivery, bank to bank transfer or Alternatively come in person to any of our payment offices in

Europe, America or Asia.
You are advised to furnish this office with your contact information to enable us open up communication with you regarding

the release of your fund


Your Full Name _________________
Your Complete Address: _____________________________
Name of City of Residence: ____________________
Date of Birth (Day/Month/Year): ____________________
Direct Telephone Number:_____________________
Mobile Number: _______________________________________
Fax Number: ____________________________________
Send your reply to this email address:(donphil.info@gmail.com).


Thanks.
Yours Truly,
Donald Philips.
Director: World Fund Discovery Management And Payment Bureau

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