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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: "From Mr..Anthnio" <addminfile0@gmail.com>
Date:
Subject:


We write in regards to your delayed Contract/Inheritance Funds in the sum
of Eight Million Five Hundred United States Dollars (US$8,500,000.00) which
you are yet to receive as a result of your inability to raise the required
fee(s) to conclude your Transaction. The United Nations has decided to
proffer a solution that will make it easier for all the Beneficiaries to
receive their Funds. We understood that some Fees are required in order
process and Transfer your Funds into your Account.

We are also aware that most Beneficiaries do not have these required fees.
We have therefore deliberated with the Bank in charge of this payment to
allow Beneficiaries the privilege of receiving their Funds in two (2) or
three (3) installments. In this case, Beneficiaries will no longer be
required to pay the fee at once but part of it depending on the number of
installments such Beneficiary will like his/her Funds to be released to
him/her.

Write the Bank and request that you want your fund to be transferred to
your account by installments payment,(ATM & Wire transfer) so that once the
first payments enters into your account you can then use money from there
to facilitate the transfer of the remaining balance, once the first
installments enters into your account withdrawal from your account by
Online transfer procedure.

The Federal Reserve Bank USA. in Pennsylvania USA which is now in charge of
your Payment has agreed to give the Beneficiaries the option of receiving
their Funds at once, in two or three installments.

Therefore, you should send him your full Name and telephone number/your
correct mailing address. What a shame and embarrassment? If actually, you
have spent money to execute this contract and have spent money in the hands
of the fraudsters and impostors without achieving your goal in receiving
this fund, what stops you from giving out one chance benefit of doubt and
sacrifice with this token fee to see your fund payment successfully
completed? This will help the beneficiaries to pay part of the fee and
receive part of their Funds with which such beneficiary can upset the
remaining fee and receive his/her complete Funds.

THIS MANAGEMENT GUARANTEED REFUND: Just choose any Payment optiont you
would like to facilitate your US$5.5Million fund through installments
payment in 3 PAYMENT OPTIONS below:
OPTION (1): Raising Bank ATM (Automated Teller Machine) Swift Visa Card to
you.
OPTION (2): Payment through Online Banking System on your Mobile device.
OPTION (3): Bank to Bank Wire Transfer.

Thus, To break this down:

Seventy Five Dollars ($76) fee will facilitate the release of One Million
United States Dollars (US$1,000,000.00) only.

One Hundred And Fifty Two Dollars ($152) fee will facilitate the release of
Two Million United States Dollars (US$2,000,000.00) only.

Two Hundred And Twenty Two Dollars ($228) fee which is the total fee will
facilitate the release of your Full Contract/inheritance Funds in the sum
of Eight Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars
(US$5,500,000.00).

However, Feel free to inform us how much you can raise should you cannot
afford any of the above Mentioned installment so as for us to talk to the
Bank to know how much out of your Funds they could release to you with the
amount you can come up with.

This is the best the United Nations can do for you and you are advised to
take advantage of this opportunity. Kindly, Get back to me immediately with
your option so that i will forward you the contact person at the paying
Bank . to indicate your preferred option.

Contact Person: Bayram Aydin
Email: redacted@domain.name
Bank: Federal Reserve Bank USA
Whats App Mobile Number: +1 (508) 684-0284

NOTE: Do not be shy to indicate the amount you have in hands (no
proper-amount is so small to trigger installments-payment base on our
discussion with the Bank) so that the first payment will move to your
account for you to confirm the existence of the fund before your proceed
for the balance.

Best Regards.
From Mr.Anthnio Guterres UN Secretary

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