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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: Asset Recovery Inter-Agency <collinswilliams2014@gmail.com>
Reply-To: interagency@usa.com
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 09:04:11 +0200
Subject: your full cooperation.


*Asset Recovery Inter-Agency Network of Southern Africa (ARINSA)*

1059 Francis Baard Street,

*https://new.arinsa.org/
<https://deref-mail.com/mail/client/1R3gBPe5iGw/dereferrer/?redirectUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fderef-mail.com%2Fmail%2Fclient%2FXPCSZLzBI8Q%2Fdereferrer%2F%3FredirectUrl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fderef-mail.com%252Fmail%252Fclient%252FwLJxBae5xDs%252Fdereferrer%252F%253FredirectUrl%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fderef-mail.com%25252Fmail%25252Fclient%25252FoOL9RH1QXaA%25252Fdereferrer%25252F%25253FredirectUrl%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fderef-mail.com%2525252Fmail%2525252Fclient%2525252F0sVwTKxF1-Y%2525252Fdereferrer%2525252F%2525253FredirectUrl%2525253Dhttps%252525253A%252525252F%252525252Fnew.arinsa.org%252525252F>*

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-begins-third-distribution-forfeited-funds-compensate-victims-fraud-scheme
<https://deref-mail.com/mail/client/a6ce6DmRpp8/dereferrer/?redirectUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fderef-mail.com%2Fmail%2Fclient%2FN-pktk5i4is%2Fdereferrer%2F%3FredirectUrl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fderef-mail.com%252Fmail%252Fclient%252FzoJIApeptlQ%252Fdereferrer%252F%253FredirectUrl%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fderef-mail.com%25252Fmail%25252Fclient%25252FnrtsteDqgaE%25252Fdereferrer%25252F%25253FredirectUrl%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fderef-mail.com%2525252Fmail%2525252Fclient%2525252FC_kBlsuF41I%2525252Fdereferrer%2525252F%2525253FredirectUrl%2525253Dhttps%252525253A%252525252F%252525252Fwww.justice.gov%252525252Fopa%252525252Fpr%252525252Fdepartment-justice-begins-third-distribution-forfeited-funds-compensate-victims-fraud-scheme>


*Distribution of Forfeited and recovered Funds to Compensate Victims of
Fraud Scheme*

Approval of your delayed transfer (funds recovered), the SOUTH AFRICAN
RESERVE BANK, BANK OF AMERICA, UNITED NATIONS, UK Lottery and department
of justice, has settled to release your funds, which you long struggled to
retrieve due to irregularities from corrupt officials in various units.



We as an organization have been instructed by the above institutions to
help you in receiving your funds; from the above websites you would
understand that we are fund recovery agents. At this stage you are required
to immediately stop every communication with any other people that promised
to help you in order to make our job (the release of your funds very simple
and easier). This remains the only true means to redeem your benefits/funds



You should send us your full name, address and phone number. The release of
your fund is very simple; ensure you give us your full cooperation.

Yours faithfully

Mr. Elder Isa.

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