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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: "Peter MacGillivray" <marketing@opalmail.net>
Reply-To: ba9339561@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2023 06:18:37 -0700
Subject: Transfer Notice

I am Peter MacGillivray, Executive, Chief Financial Officer of Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) and i am writing to notify you of a payment file containing your fund which has been issued out to you by the Federal Ministry of Finance. Please indicate if you have received your approved inheritance fund of (US $10.5M Dollars) We have tried all our possible means to contact you since your Name and email were stated on the manifest list submitted by the world Bank external auditors but it failed and we want to know if you are still Alive, so that we can finalized this transaction once and for all,

Finally, you have the opportunity to enjoy positive New Month if you Corporate and follow the official instructions mandated for the processing Release of your fund worth (TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ONLY) Be informed that you are not allowed to correspond with any person or office anymore, You are required to send below Information for your transfer: Please reply to the from email at milljackie24

1) Your Full Name:
2) Your Full Address:
3) Your Contact Telephone and Fax No:
3) Your Profession, Age and Marital Status:
4) Any Valid Form of Your Identification/Driven License:
5) Occupation and Country of Origin:

As soon as we receive the above mentioned information,Your payment will be processed and released to you without any further delay
Yours Sincere
Peter MacGillivray

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