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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: "Mr.Mike James" <tonyflynn136@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mikejames81161@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2023 16:47:39 -0800
Subject: Hello beneficiaries of the fund!

Hello beneficiaries of the fund!

The newly appointed Treasury Secretary and the United Nations Monetary
Unit Board of Directors have been given a mandate to investigate the
uncalled funds long overdue in the United Nations government's basket,
causing owners to be confused by the idea of the use of investigative
scammers. According to the data storage log of our system, your
payment with your email address is included in the list of 150
beneficiaries, which can be divided into the following categories:
Undelivered Lottery Fund / Unpaid Lottery Fund / Inheritance from
Incomplete Transfer / Contract Fund.

To our dismay we found that your payment was unnecessarily delayed by
corrupt bank employees trying to cheat your money, resulting in many
unnecessary losses and delays on your end. The United Nations and the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) have decided to distribute all
compensation funds through online Banking Banking transfer through
Jarlison Bank Limited to 150 beneficiaries in North America, South
America, the United States, Europe and Asia and around the world. Visa
ATM as it is a global payment technology that allows consumers,
businesses, financial institutions and governments to use digital
currencies instead of cash and checks.

We arrange your payment of $5.2 million united state dollars to be
paid to you through our online Banking transfer made out in your name
and transfer directly into your account available in your country.So
In this regard, you should contact the International Payments and
Transfers Directorate and provide the requested information to enable
the Jarlison Bank Limited to process out your payment by opening the
Online Banking account on your position in order for you to have full
access to your funds and started making your transfer into your
personal account today.

1, Full name...............................................
2, City....................................................
3, State...................................................
4, Zip code................................................
5, Country.................................................
6, Home address............................................
7, Personal phone number...................................
8, Current occupation......................................
9, Identification..........................................
10, Date of birth..........................................


Regards Mr.Mike James
Clearing Transfer Department

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