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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "we will advice you " (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- 80onlinedepartment@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mr <todotinaime@gmail.com>
Reply-To: 80onlinedepartment@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2022 07:35:53 -0800
Subject: ATTENTION

--
Federal Reserve Bank of New York - EROC
100 Orchard Street, Funds Transfer Dept - 1st
East Rutherford, NJ 07073

This is in respect to earlier instruction from the FBI Financial
department, to redirect your total sum of SEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY to Bank of America, online
banking department for further online deposit of the approved sum in
your favor..

However earlier on the date of 21TH NOV, 2022, the sum was deposit
into Bank of America, online banking department Escrow account, while
they await your corresponding communication and also to acknowledge
from you the required information need for online banking account
registration, so that they will commence process of your account
registration and to effect deposit of the approved sum.

Be advice to contact the director online dept Bank of America,
Mr.Moon , to commence process for online deposit of the total fund in
your favor. We will advice you to send Email directly to Mr.Moon ,
with below Email and include your personal information's.

Director Kelvin Moon
Email:
80onlinedepartment@gmail.com

On your Email content reference to your total sum of Seven Million
Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollarâ€™s only (US$7,500,000.00)
from Federal Reserve Bank and your message will be acknowledge..

Forward the following information's as listed below as you Email the
director, to enable your online account registration and deposit of
the sum into the account.

Bank Name:

Address:

My account number:

Routing number:

Swift code:

Branch Cod

1.Full Name:.....................................................

2.Address:.......................................................

3.Nationality:...................................................

4.Age:........Date of Birth:.....................................

5.Occupation:....................................................

6.Phone:...............Mobile:.............:...................

7.State of Origin:......................Country:.................

8. Copy of your Identity Card

On receipt of the above information in Bank of America online
department, your online account will be approved and online login
information's for the account will be deliver to you, including the
ATM Card, for cash withdrawal in any ATM Machine in your location.

Dr.Ruben George
Fund Remittance Director
Remittance Department Federal Reserve Bank.

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