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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: Global Financial Security Monitoring Unit <nchlshrrsn54@gmail.com>
Reply-To: finance.services52uk@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2022 16:58:09 +0100
Subject: Scam Victim Compensation Project


*Global Financial Security Monitoring Unit*
*24/25, the Shard, 32 London Bridge St, London SE1 9SG, UK*
*Scam Victim Compensation Adversary Board*
*Phone: +44-7480-7294-01 *
*e-Mail: wba_customerserviceteam@outlook.com
<wba_customerserviceteam@outlook.com>*

* World Bank Mass Assisted **Scam Victim Compensation **Project*


*Attn:Beneficiary,*















*Scam Compensation Sum of US $4.9 Million dollars has been approved through
the World Bank Mass Assisted Project Deposit Fund. This compensation
payment was initiated to assist those who have failed to prey on fraudulent
business in different categories, such as Contracts, Inheritance Lottery
Romance Scam, Diplomatic etc.Payment, Fraudulent Loan Transactions,
Unsuccessful Investment transactions, bitcoin fraud, property sale’s scam.
Those who have also failed victim of BEC Scams also known as Wire
transactions, Mass project assisted fund was approved to settle failed
business / scam, you are qualified to receive this approved investment
funds as long as you have received fraudulent proposal before, many people
have suffered untold lost / hardship in the hands of those unscrupulous
elements and evil-minded people operating all kinds of fraud / scam just to
make a dirty living and misery out of innocent souls. you are entitled to
receive this scam compensation funds as long as you have received a scam /
fraudulent message through whichever way, also those that their business
was affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.In Addition: We have concluded our
confidential global investigation exercise which confirmed through our
site light fraud monitoring radar that you were involved in a scam
transaction with some group of fraud syndicates operating from different
parts of the world by impersonating different existing and unexiting
facilities. I presumed you may be wondering why you have not received any
funds after obeying their instructions to send them money, sending unending
fees to them without receiving one dollar cent, give this opportunity the
benefit of doubt and see what happens next. How long will you continue to
listen to them? Please wake up from your slumber or those people will wreck
you without any benefit.NB: You will receive further shocking clarification
upon your response to this message. disregard whatever transaction you are
doing with those scammers, better send us details of your transaction for a
security check of authenticity through a security global verification data
system, is better to confirm the authenticity of your transaction than to
waste money which you shall regret in the end. This is the new global
transaction reference code (HDYRT46/MBNTUT), Disregard any message from
anywhere without this approved transaction code.Yours Sincerely,Micheal
BricksConsultant agent (FIMS)Global Financial Security Monitoring
UnitPhone: +44-7480-7294-01
Information: The phone number is also on whatsapp.*

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