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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: "Mr.Clayton S. Rose" <eugba682@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bankofamericaamirican@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2022 07:33:53 +0100
Subject: Dear Sir/ma

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Dear Sir/ma

This is the second time we have contacted you about your $4.5 million
Victims Compensation Fund.

Your email address has been verified as one of the selected scam
victims to receive this compensation payment.

However, your payment has been approved for transfer to our selected bank.
It is imperative that you contact me as soon as possible for the
processing of your payment:

Your Name:
Your home address:
Your passport:
Country of origin:
Direct mobile number:

You are expected to provide the above information so that the
authorized bank can transfer your funds.

Kind regards,
Mr.Clayton S. Rose
The Director of
Bank of America.

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