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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: "Christopher A. Wray" <comeb@fastmail.it>
Reply-To: fbihelporg@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2022 07:31:31 +0100
Subject: HELLO DEAR BENEFICIARY



--
HELLO DEAR BENEFICIARY, I BRING TO YOU GOOD NEWS.

THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING TOWARDS THE ERADICATION
OF
FRAUDSTERS AND SCAM ARTISTS IN AFRICA WITH THE HELP OF THE ORGANIZATION
OF
AFRICAN
UNITY (AU) UNITED NATIONS
(UN), EUROPEAN UNION (EU) AND FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI).
WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TRACK DOWN SOME SCAM ARTIST IN VARIOUS
PARTS OF AFRICAN COUNTRIES WHICH INCLUDES (NIGERIA, REPUBLIC OF BENIN,
GHANA AND SENEGAL WITH COTE D'IVOIRE) AND SOME PART OF ASIA, EUROPE AND
AMERICAN COUNTRIES AND
THEY ARE ALL IN GOVERNMENT CUSTODY NOW, THEY WILL APPEAR
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC) SOON FOR JUSTICE.

DURING THE COURSE OF INVESTIGATION, THEY WERE ABLE TO RECOVER SOME FUNDS
FROM THESE SCAM ARTISTS AND IMF ORGANIZATIONS HAVE ORDERED THE FUNDS
RECOVERED TO BE SHARED
AMONG THE 45 LUCKY PEOPLE LISTED AROUND THE WORLD AS COMPENSATION. THIS
NOTICE HAS BEEN
DIRECTED TO YOU BECAUSE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WAS FOUND IN ONE OF THE SCAM
ARTISTS FILE AND COMPUTER
HARD-DISK DURING THE INVESTIGATION MAYBE YOU HAVE BEEN SCAMMED.

YOU ARE THEREFORE BEING COMPENSATED WITH SUM OF USD$3,950,000.00 (THREE
MILLION, NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) VALID
INTO
AN (ATM CARD) OR IT WILL BE DEPOSITED INTO YOUR PREFERRED BANK ACCOUNT
AND
YOU'RE EXPECTED TO EXTEND THE FAVOR AND LOVE TO SOME OF THE SCAMMED
VICTIMS
THAT YOU KNOW AND ALSO THE NEEDY.

SINCE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IS AMONG THE LUCKY BENEFICIARIES WHO WILL
RECEIVE
A COMPENSATION FUNDS, WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT TO BE PAID TO YOU
THROUGH ATM VISA CARD AND DELIVER TO YOUR POSTAL ADDRESS WITH THE PIN
NUMBERS TO ENABLE YOU TO WITHDRAW A MAXIMUM OF USD$10,000.00 ON EACH
WITHDRAWAL FROM ANY BANK ATM MACHINE OF YOUR CHOICE UNTIL ALL THE FUNDS
ARE
EXHAUSTED.

THE ATM CARD WITH SECURITY PIN NUMBER SHALL BE DELIVERED TO YOU USING
EXPRESS MAIL SERVICE (DHL).
THE PACKAGE IS COMING FROM NEW YORK, NEW YORK CITY USA.

DON'T FORGET TO RECONFIRM YOUR FOLLOWING INFORMATION BELOW;

1. YOUR FULL NAME
2. ADDRESS
3: COUNTRY/NATIONALITY
4: CELL/MOBILE NUMBER
5: COPY OF ID OR A SELFIE IMAGE OF YOURSELF

WE ADVISE YOU TO STOP ALL COMMUNICATIONS WITH EVERYONE REGARDING YOUR
PAYMENT AS WE HAVE SHORT LISTED TO DELIVER TO YOU AND NOW URGE YOU TO
COMPLY AND RECEIVE
YOUR ATM CARD FUNDS.THANKS FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AS YOU FOLLOW
INSTRUCTIONS WHILE I WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU TODAY.

BEST REGARDS,
CHRISTOPHER WRAY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

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