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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: Patson Nelson <mg.money4transferdept@gmail.com>
Reply-To: patsonnels@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2023 08:39:54 +0100
Subject: Dear Beneficiary , FINAL NOTICE.


Dear Beneficiary ,

This is Mr. Patson Nelson from International Finance Corporation (I.F.C) at
Investigation department,In regards to series of petition we received from
unpaid Foreign Contractors, Inheritance, next of kin and scam victims
compensation payment that was originated from Africa , America, Europe,
Asia, and Middle east on how government usually don't pay them their
contract funds, compensation, And other Debts owed them by the Government
based on this, International Finance Corporation held a Meeting with
European Union Fund Control Brussels, Belgium on useful discussion on how
best to offset the debts, your name and your e-mail address was among the
list to receive their payment.

We have investigated your transaction and found out the whole truth of the
transaction and the reason you have not received your payment and most of
the officials keep on asking you for one charge to another without
releasing your funds to you. My reason for contacting you is to let you
know that I want to personally assist you to arrange the release of your
fund to you. So I want to make a deal with you because I know the whole
secret of the transaction, I am not after the money you have in your
pocket, what I am after is to make sure that the funds are released to you
in your country.

Note; If you are not expecting any payment from Africa or in Europe,
America, Asia, and Middle east then you can still get back to me to guide
you on how to claim the payment since your name and your email address was
among those that will receive their payment, but it will be a deal between
both of us.

Let me have your direct Mobile phone number, full name, address.

Yours Faithfully,

Mr Michael Victor •

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