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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: "Financial Commission" <gabriella@eurserviceitaly.it>
Reply-To: financial.services.sector@financier.com
Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2023 19:33:11 -0800
Subject: Re: Attention: Your Funds Has be Moved To Bank in United States of America


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Attention: We 19re bringing this good news to you at last, but first a=
nd foremost, I want to use this opportunity to say that we are particularly=
sorry for the delay you 19ve suffered in obtaining or receiving your fund.=
The organization is experiencing a total change in the board due to some f=
raudulent individuals that formerly worked with us who hijacked our compute=
r system and server. The previous Administrator who handled your transfer c=
ase was charged for fraud and is currently in prison for fraudulent charges=
. I am now in-charge of foreign fund transfers. I want to conclude all the =
pending transactions on my record, after my appointment by the organization=
. The good news is that your fund has been moved into one of our affiliat=
e banks in the United States of America, subsequently once you receive this=
email, don 19t obliged to get back to us to enable us give you the contact=
of the bank so that you will contact them for prompt and immediate release=
of your fund without any further delay, Georges Elhedery, CFO/Executive =
Director,
--=20
This email was Anti Virus checked by Astaro Security Gateway. http://www.so=
phos.com

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