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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: "ATTORNEY. DAVID RYCROFT." <internationalfinancialoffice5@gmail.com>
Reply-To: internationalfinancialoffice01@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2023 09:30:12 -0500
Subject: Re: THE RELEASE OF YOUR RECOVERED MONEY.

Attention Funds Beneficiary.

My name is Attorney David Rycroft; I am the Director and
Representative Attorney with United Nations Washington DC. My office
is assigned with the responsibilities to Monitor, Investigate, and
Recover the abandoned funds especially Inheritance fund, Contracts
and, Next of Kin funds from African continents, European continents
and across the world including the United States.

Due to excessive complains by many beneficiaries about their ordeals
in the hands of Banks officials melted at them including extortions,
harassments, injustice and betrayals innocent beneficiaries are
unjustly suffering to the menace of fake officials. This is what
compares the UN, EU, IMF and US Government to come together to
establish this office under the UN Financial establishment act of
2013, and, to make sure you receive your funds without stress.

Note: your payment files valued at US$15,500,000.00 was submitted to
our office for scrutinizing and we discovered that someone attempted
to divert the funds to brazil through their associates account before
our security tracked them and investigation reviewed that the funds
belong to you, we contact you to verify if you actually endorse the
funds to be transferred to a Brazilian account. Please, contact me
with the information's below:

1). Your Complete Names:
2). Your Phone / WhatsApp Numbers:
3). Your Residential House Address:
4). Provide us the Bank Account details in full, where the funds will
be transferred to immediately the backup clearance documents are
obtained:

I am expecting your earliest response.
Thanks,
Yours Faithfully,
Attorney David Rycroft.
Director of Attorneys, United Nations Office,
Debts Reconciliation & Payment Office.

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