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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: ANTHONY JONATHAN <robertkenneth718@gmail.com>
Reply-To: atmdeliveryagencydepartment@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2023 02:08:01 +0100
Subject: HELLO

Hello Dear Beneficiary
It’s about your $7,500,000.00 USD funds delivery, from the United
Nations Funds Release Program (UNFRP) in conjunction with the
International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Kindly reconfirm to me your full information such as;
Your Full Name:……….
House Address:……….
Phone Number:……….
Email Address:……….
Next of Kin:……….
The reason for this, is to make sure your current information is the
same as the one in our original document.
Your urgent response is nee
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