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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: OSCER WILLIAMS <ritaokon42@gmail.com>
Reply-To: oyebekene34@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2022 18:32:21 +0000
Subject: URGENT

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Stop spending your hard-earned money on fake people with unstoppable
demands/requests for money. You really have to stop dealing with those
people that are contacting you and telling you that your fund is with
them, it is not in any way with them, they are only taking advantage
of you and they will dry you up until you have nothing left. A word is
enough for the wise. I am willing and capable enough to help and
quickly release your money which you have been expecting to receive
years back.

Sincerely, you are a lucky person because I have just discovered that
some corrupt officials and top Bank Officials who you're dealing with
engage your money into international Forex trade market and Bitcoin
cryptocurrency where they are making a double profit with your money
and as a result of that, they keep on demanding some irrelevant fees
from you and if you pay now they will come up with another story and
ask you to pay again and again and at the end of the day, no success
on your payment release. Their intention is to get you frustrated so
that they will have time to trade with your money when you refuse to
pay or relent. Please note, that the only fee you will pay to confirm
your fund in your account is the Processing Fee of $100 to the UN,
nothing else. You have no other payment to make except the Processing
Fee.

Please note, I don't have anything against you but your so-called
partners who have been demanding irrelevant fees from you for no just
cost. Already, I have to put a stop on such a bad transaction with
your money by withdrawing the transfer service code number of your
fund which is the final word to your fund's release. Your {US$10.5
Million Dollars} is available to be released to you if you can
urgently respond to this message so that I can advise you on how best
to confirm your funds in your account within.
oyebekene34@gmail.com whatsapp number. +6285657407815

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