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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: Ms. Rita Churchill <587@continetnal-corporation.com>
Reply-To: pu937aaa@gmail.com
Date: 06 Apr 2023 03:19:27 -0700
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED

Attention: My Dear Friend,

I am Ms. Rita Churchill. A computer scientist with the Federal
Reserve Bank. I am 25 years old, and I just started working with
the Bank of china. I came across your file which was marked X and
your released disk painted RED, I took time to study it and found
out that you have paid VIRTUALLY all fees and certificates but
the fund has not been released to you. The most annoying thing is
that they cannot tell you the truth that on no account will they
ever release the fund to you.

Please this is like a Mafia setting in banking system. I believe
this is the right to email you and inform you about your
transaction stage; you may not understand it because you are not
a banker. The only thing I will need to release this fund is a
special HARD DISK we call it HD120 GIG. I will buy two of it,
recopy your information, destroy the previous one, and punch the
computer to reflect in your bank within 48 banking hours.

I will clean up the tracer and destroy your file, after which I
will run away from my city to meet with you. If you are
interested. Do get in touch with me immediately on my Email ID:
mrsanked@gmail.com and also you should send to me your convenient
Tel/Fax numbers for easy communications and also re confirm your
banking details, so that there won't be any mistakes.

For phone conversation, I can send my number to you, if you
demand I have your details already in my file, try and
reconfirm it to avoid mistakes. This is a very serious issue. I
am not asking you to send me any fees No, rather you will use
your eyes and confirm your payment in your account. The total
figure I have here is about $10.5 Million. I am ready to do your
transfer if you promise to protect me.

Regards,

Ms. Rita Churchill
mrsanked@gmail.com

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