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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: "Director Mr. Lucas Willi" <directormrlucaswilli@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2023 13:03:38 +0100
Subject: Are you Dead or Alive?


Greetings ,

Sequel to the meeting with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the
International Monetary Fund France (IMF) over compensating all scam victims
here in Europe, France and West Africa with the sum of funds totalling
$2,200.000.00.

This is to officially notify you that your name was shortlisted under the
Federal Bureau of Investigation scam victim's rehabilitation scheme and you
have been listed and approved to receive payment of USD $2,200,000.00 As
one of the scammed victim's compensation fund through our bank Ma French
Bank, Paris-France, International Monetary Fund (IMF) has directed to
release your funds through online or ATM VISA CARD in your favor.

Ma French Bank, Paris-France, has made all arrangement on how to release
your fund but now our problem here is one Mrs. Susan Michael came to Bank
to let us know that you are Dead and before your Death, that you instructed
her to come for the Claim of your fund in the Tune of Two Million Two
Hundred Thousand United State Dollars compensation that was Shortlisted
with your name with our bank Ma French Bank, Paris-France of Scam Victims
Rehabilitation Scheme as One of the Scammed Victims Compensation Fund.

i) Did you Authorize Mrs. Susan Michael to come for your Fund Claim?
ii) Are you Truly Aware of this?
iii) Account Number she brought to our Bank.

Mrs. Susan Michael
Chatham ,Ontario, Canada
Bank Name: Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Account Number: 18091266112
Routing Number: 91 10 36
Swift Code: BOFI IE 2D

Kindly respond back once you receive this email before they will be
transferred to Her Account.

We Await an Urgent Response From you

Yours Truly,

Operations of Director
Mr. Lucas Willi
Ma French Bank,Paris-France
115 rue de Sèvres-75275 Paris Cedex 06.RCS
Paris 828 624 759.Code APE:6419Z.France

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