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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: Chief Financial Officer <rev.daivdmore@gmail.com>
Reply-To: officedebtfile@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 24 May 2022 01:06:55 +0100
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT APPROVAL NOTICE. CODE 0102

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Attn Beneficiary,
Your Approved Payment Valued: US$5.500,000.00.

This is to Inform you officially that your funds worth $5.5Million US
Dollars is ready for you to pick up, by the Authorization from United
Nations Funds Investigation Unit and has been accredited by the
Capital One Headquarter And Federal bureau of investigation (FBI), as
Your approved long awaited Contract/Inheritance payment Instruction
has been verified by our Legal Department through the rightful
Authorities for a smooth Credit
to your Bank account via Swift Telegraphic Wire Transfer/Deliver to your Home.

As the Chief Financial Officer Capital One, I write to inform you that
your overdue payment valued US$5.500,000.00 is ready for
payment.Kindly reconfirm your full Details to this email
(officedebtfile@gmail.com) Remember you can also receive it as
Consignment Box By Our Special Agent if you choose to.

You're receiving this email in order to fully compensate victims that
have had problems receiving their funds or lost funds in the process.
We the Capital One registered under government is charged to Credit to
your Bank account via Swift Telegraphic Wire Transfer or Delivering
respectively to your Home.

Your advise to Forward the following Details of yours for the
conclusion of your Payment:

(1). Your full name.
(2). Your country.
(3). Mobile/Cell phone number.
(4). Your correct home address.
(5). Your what Apps Number.

Contact Mr.McDonald Arthur, with Your information
Email : ( officedebtfile@gmail.com )

Note that delivery of your Parcel will still be on hold pending till
we receive the above information from you and because of impostors the
(Capital One
Headquarter) are hereby issued you our code of conduct which is 0102,
so you have to indicate this code when contacting Mr.McDonald Arthur,
in the Financial Center by using it as your subject.

Thanks and God bless
Regards
Mr. McDonald Arthur
Chief Financial Officer
Capital One Headquarter.

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