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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: COMPANY COURIER <washingtondcusa400@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fredwilliammark@aol.com
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2022 12:36:08 +0100
Subject: call or text me 909-229-8575

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Attention Dear Esteemed Customer
Your payment files from three (3) different banks, Nat west Bank of London
(UK), Central Bank of Nigeria and Bank of America compiled and submitted
to my desk this morning for review. The total sum owed to you by the 3
banks mentioned above was sum up to the tune of US$20,500,000.00 (Twenty
Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).
Now the fund has been totally lodged in one particular Escrow account (non
deductible) here in the Federal Reserve Bank on your name, while waiting
for accreditation to your personal bank account in any part of the world as
directed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Meanwhile, after due scrutiny and verification, I confirmed that you have
fulfilled all the necessary obligations that will enable the release of
your payment to you, but yet your payment was not released to you due to
one flimsy excuses or the other from the Bank officials in charge of your
payment, because they had the intention of diverting your funds to their
private accounts in order to satisfy their selfish interest.


Now, all modalities regarding your fund release has been put in place here
in the Reserve Bank of America, thus, your funds has been made ready for
transfer in our sophisticated macro transfer system, what we need from you
now is to provide to us the bank account of your choice which you want us
to transfer your funds so we can expedite action for the accreditation of
your funds into your account immediately.

Below are the information needed for now for your transfer.
1. Personal Details:
Full Name:
Current Address:
Age/Gender:
Occupation:
Direct Mobile Number:
Passport Copy, ID card or DL:

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