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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: "Mrs Robin Renee Sanders" <administrator@doctorsacademy.org>
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2023 13:46:32 -0800
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION

Attn; Beneficiary,

I am Mrs Robin Renee Sanders, Former U.S Ambassador to Nigeria. With reference to your entitlement fund and inline with the CHANGE OF BENEFICIARY'S APPLICATION, signed by Mrs Alison C. Robert with your purported authorization. This issue has been carefully examined and we have declined Mrs. Robert's application as the application lacks regular signature. But Did you ever instruct Mrs Alison C. Robert to claim your fund worth US$1,500,000.00? Below is the bank account information provided by Mrs. Alison Robert saying that you authorized her to claim your fund that you are terminally ill.

Bank Name: Bank of America
Beneficiary Name: Grayson Robert
Bank Account Number: 586025513245
Routing Number: 111000025
Bank Address: 9710 Bissonnet St Houston, TX 77036, USA

If you had not authorized the change of your bank account in respect to your outstanding entitlement Payment, therefore notify me immediately as the notification / declaration was supported with a sworn affidavit from Lagos high court ref: ilk /jj/202/k2015, dated December 28, 2022 and signed by Mrs Alison C. Robert who claim and stated in the sworn declaration that you authorized her to claim the said fund on your behalf to a different bank account in the USA as stated above because you were terminally ill and the Doctor who is incharge of your case stated that you will not stay more than one Month before passing away.

This development has caused lots of discrepancies in your payment file that is why we had to suspend your payment and prompted to contact you directly before re-validating your payment. You can be rest assured that I will do everything within my capacity to successfully actualize the quick transfer of your fund to any of your nominated bank account.

I await your urgent response through my Email: ( robinrenesanders@op.pl ) for further information on how this will work.

Sincerely Yours
Mrs Robin Renee Sanders
Fmr. U.S Ambassador

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