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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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Fraud email example:

From: "NOTIFICATION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <seebecknewtonheldesk0070@aliyun.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2022 17:16:42 +0800
Subject: RE:INFORMATION

RESERVE TRUST CREDIT UNION
Address: 1100 Texas Ave, Houston, TX 770012, USA
Direct Phone: (210) 660-1235
Our Ref: USFB0015-ODCS/022
 
 
 
Re: Urgent Notice.
 
The recent launched Joint External Debt Hub (JEDH) by the Inter-Agency Task Force on Finance Statistics (TFFS) This joint launch is by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and the World Bank and represents efforts to synergize international advances in the area of external debt statistics. Due to this new organization, the World Bank has gratified the international Debt Management to look into the all outstanding Compensation/Contract payment with the US Government.
 
In Regards to this, your name was among the unsettled Beneficiaries who have not received their Funds. I wish to inform you that the international Debt Management has been approved and instructed by world debt organization & World Bank to process and release all the outstanding payments which have been due for payment.
 
This is to officially notify you that the World Bank in conjunction with the United Nations and United States set aside US$3.4Billion to pay in good claims for foreign Inheritance Funds. In line with this arrangement, the United States on Foreign Debt Matters (USFDM) ordered that the Beneficiaries whose file have shown sufficient proof should be settled without delay.
 
We wish to inform you that your file has been forwarded to Reserve Trust Credit Union by various offices and departments showing that you have fulfilled all conditions necessary to receive your payment.
 
 
One of the reasons your payment had been delayed for so long was because of counter-claim on your fund, this necessitated the perusal of documents relating to your Compensation/Contract payment, we were convinced that you are the bona-fide beneficiary to the said fund. The attempts to divert your payment to foreign account was done by your local representatives in collaboration with some Officials and most of the officials involved in several executive misconduct have been sacked.
 
I hereby inform you this day that we have been instructed by the World Bank to release to you the sum of US$6.5M. You will be receiving your payment via an online Wire Transfer due to rules/regulation guiding Bank Secrecy Act(BSA). Be aware that all necessary modalities concerning the release of your fund have regularized, so all we require from you is your honest concentration to make this transfer happen within 72hrs.
 
 
Kindly contact Mr. Mike Brizy Newton our bank account manager for more info:  seebecknewtonheldesk0070@aliyun.com
 
Mr. Christopher Brown
Secretary Fund Operational Manager /
Head Foreign Transfer Department
BC Altra Credit Union

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