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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: FUND ORGANIZATION <info@usa.net>
Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2023 08:59:43 -0600
Subject: support@generalub.com
Greetings to you from the board of general union bank usa we received
a total fund of ($10.5million )your scam victim compensation funds,
from international monetary fund (IMF)to be credited to you via online
bank service you are advice to provide us with your details such as
below. to enable us create your online banking account and provide you
with the username and login, which you can use to login into your
online bank account through our bank website and make your fund
transfer into your personal bank account of your choice or we can
provide you our bank link for you to open your account your self.
Full Name:
Current Address:
Age/Gender:
Occupation:
Cell Mobile Number:
Email address:
Scan copy of your Id is very important
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