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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: "Austin Jack" <leokonrad@freenet.de>
Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2023 18:01:10 GMT
Subject: Attention: Beneficiary,

Attention: Beneficiary,

I’m Mr. Austin Jack the Financial Counselor and Director of the Monetary Funds Control Unit and Capital Markets Department, (I.M.F). I'm a highly placed official of the International Monetary Fund (I.M.F).Note. Due to the global financial crisis rocking the Americas, Africa, Asian and European Countries presently, the (I.M.F) International Monetary Fund conducted an investigation at the Western Union Headquarters and the MoneyGram Headquarters in America with the assistance of the United States FBI and the CIA.

We wish to inform you that during our investigation process at the Western Union and the MoneyGram Headquarters, your name was found among the scam victims that sent out money through western union to other countries without receiving anything in return; rather all you got was an empty promise of your funds release.

Therefore, the World Bank has approved the total sum of $500,000,000.00 (Five Hundred Million United States Dollars Only) to your name and the approved fund is ready for immediate payout to you as a compensation, please be aware that among the 35 scam victims that applied after receiving our message was approved to receive the compensation funds, and 19 scam victims among them has been paid $500,000,000.00usd each and you are the next victims to be paid on the list with immediate effect.

But surprisingly yesterday, we received a message from a man who identify himself as Mr. Patrick Edward, he claims to be your cousin, and he told us that you are dead, and he wants the approved compensation fund to be release into his personal bank account stated below, and Mr. Patrick Edwards also agreed to provide the CLAIMS AFFIDAVIT and IRREVOCABLE PAYMENT CLEARANCE Papers of your compensation fund on your behalf.

Here is his account information he provided to this office as thus #Bank Name:1st Mariner Bank. Bank Address: 201 W Baltimore Street. Baltimore, MD 21201 Name of Account Holder: Patrick B. Edward. Account Number: #473-843-8484 Routing Number: #897-900

But due to our intelligence and experiences, we dishonor Mr. Patrick Edward request, because we need to be 100% sure that you are dead,that was why we requested Doctor’s Report to confirm before we can proceed on releasing the funds into your mentioned cousin’s stated bank account above, so whereby send you this message to confirm if truly you are dead or alive, and your failure to respond back quickly to this message within the next 24 hours will leave us with no doubt but to believe that you are dead according to Mr. Patrick Edward and we will go ahead with the fund release to Mr. Patrick Edward account after the receipt of the Doctors report of your death from then we release your Funds payment to him immediately, but if you are still alive and you receive this message, quickly get back to this office via this my below official contact Email Address: austinjack299@yahoo.com


For security reasons endeavor to indicate this ( CODE NUMBER ) (XB/KJL141312) this code shows that you are the rightful owner of the fund $500,000,000.00 million You are advised to respond back with the details required below.
Waiting urgently for re-confirmation of your beneficiary details.

(1)Full Name:
(5)Phone Num:
(6)House Address:
(7)Valid Id:

Thank you co. operation
Hon. Mr.Austin Jack
DIRECTOR OFFICE OF FUND RECOVERY COMMITTEE ( FRC )
Email Address: austinjack299@yahoo.com


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