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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: Felix Hatz <felixhatzboa2023@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2023 06:15:49 -0700
Subject: Dear Beneficiary,

Dear Beneficiary,

I sent this letter to you a month ago, but I did not hear from you, I
don't know if you got the message, And that is why I resend it again,
Firstly, I'm Dr. Gita Gopinath,(gita.g2018x@gmail.com), the M.
Director of the International Monetary Fund.

Actually, We have reviewed all the obstacles and problems that
surrounded your uncompleted transaction and your inability to meet up
with the transfer charges levied against you for the past transfer
options.

We are the Board of Directors, World Bank and International Monetary
Fund (IMF) Washington, D.C. in conjunction with the U.S. Department of
the Treasury and some other relevant Investigation Agencies here in
the United States of America. We have ordered our Foreign Payment
Remittance Unit, to issue you a Visa Card, where your fund will be
uploaded, for further withdrawal.

During the course of our investigations, we discovered with dismay
that your payment has been unnecessarily Delayed by corrupt officials
of the Bank who are Trying to divert your funds into their private
accounts.

And today we notify you that your fund has been credited into a Visa
Card by Bank of Africa and also ready to be delivered. Now contact THE
MD. INCHARGE OF FOREIGN REMITTANCE OPERATIONS UBA, her name is Dr.
Charity Odo, Email: c.o64uba@gmail.com or cardservices@post.com,

Send the following information to her for the delivery of your
accredited ATM VISA CARD to you directly to your house.

Your Full Name===========================
Your Country of Origin======================
Your Home address =======================
Email Address ===========================
Your phone/whatsapp number ===============
Your Occupation==========================

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. John Morrison On behalf of The Org.

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