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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,JAMES MARK" <auwaljibrin129@gmail.com>
Reply-To: unitedstatebankplc1961@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2022 13:04:21 -0800
Subject: Your Long overdue Payment.

U.S. Bank Pls324 Royal
Palm Way, Palm Beach,
FL 33480,SWIFT (US):
USBKUS44XXXFounded: United
States of AmericaHours:
Open 24 Hours


Attn: Beneficiary

Your Long overdue Payment.

I saw your email (in the Central Computer among the list of unpaid
contractors, inheritance next of kin and lotto beneficiaries that was
originated from Africa, Europe, Asia Plus Middle east,
Americans)among the list of individuals and companies that your unpaid
fund has been located to the UNITED STATE BANK .

Your email appeared among the beneficiaries, who will receive
apart-payment of your contractual sum and has been approved already
for months. You are requested to get back to me for more direction and
instruction on how to receive your fund. However, we received an email
from one Mr. Virgule Lee Samples who told us that he is your next of
kin and that you died in a car accident last week. He has
alsosubmitted his account
for us to transfer the fund to him including his International
passport; we want to hear from you before we can make the transfer to
confirm if you are dead or not. Please in confirmation that you are
still alive, you are advised to reconfirm the below listed information
to enable us facilitate an immediate payment for you.

1 Your full names\
2 Your present contact address.
3 Your telephone & Fax numbers.
4 Your Occupations/age/sex.
5 Your Private Email Address.
6 Home Equity (Yes or No)
7 What's-app Number

Once again, I apologize to you on behalf Of IMF (International
Monetary Fund) for failure to pay your funds in time, which according
to records in
the system had been long overdue. You can contact us

Email:unitedstatebankplc1961@gmail.com
WhatsApp : +1 (201) 613-3274
Yours Faithfully,
Mr. JAMES MARK
Executive Region Manager

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