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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: FUNDS TRANSFER REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT <bochismark@gmail.com>
Reply-To: bbvacompassb1@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2022 13:00:38 -0600
Subject: PLEASE CONFIRM IF (MR. NIZAR ABDUL HAFIZ AL MALLOUHI) IS YOUR
REPRESENTATIVE ??


Re-Release of your compensation funds valued at (U.S.$600,000.00).

RE: PLEASE CONFIRM IF (MR. NIZAR ABDUL HAFIZ AL MALLOUHI) IS YOUR
REPRESENTATIVE ??

With due respect and Honor, The Management Board of BBVA Compass Bank
(USA). Wants to bring to your knowledge that your approved Compensation
funds valued sum of Six Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars (U.S.$600,000.00).
has been approved to be transferred into your Representative Bank Account,
According to your Representative (Mr. Nizar Al Mallouhi). Nationality:
(Syrian) Country of Origin: Syrian Arab Republic: Country of Res: Hawalli-
State of Kuwait. He said that you are in a very critical condition now that
you are sick of the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).

And from all indication that your condition is really deteriorating, and
According to the (Vascular Doctors) and other professionals Doctors working
in the Hospital, Attending to you have courageously advised that you May
not live beyond the next few days, that the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI),
Has reached a critical stage and that your health is really worse now.
Therefore, you Authorized him to claim your Compensation Fund valued sum of
Six Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars (U.S.$600,000.00). That you may not be
able to proceed and claim the funds again.

Please confirm to us if (Mr. Nizar Al Mallouhi). Is your Representative?
and that you Authorized him to claim your funds ?

It has become very necessary to verify directly from you, the original
benefactor / beneficiary, if you authorized such a last minute change in
the beneficiary details before granting such request for the final
remittance, Please, you are hereby required to verify the following
immediately.

(A). Did you Authorize (Mr. Nizar Al Mallouhi). whose Passport Photograph
and International Passport is hereby attached below to claim and receive
the payment on your behalf (B). Did you sign any "Deed of Assignment" in
his favor? Thereby making him the current beneficiary ?? If you are not
aware of this claim, Please Confirm to us Immediately.

I Look Forward to Your Prompt Response

Yours sincerely,

Treat With Utmost Attention

Office of Mr. Michael Craig
Transfer Officer;
Remittance Operations Unit Dept,
BBVA Compass Bank. (USA).
24010 Sunnymead Boulevard,
Moreno Valley, Ca. 92553 USA.

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