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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: "Barrister Kelvin" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <philipmike681@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2023 16:27:33 -0700
Subject: Claim Department

Claim Department
Address: 100 N. Tryon St.
Charlotte, NC 28255 United States

Dear Valuable Customer,

IMMEDIATE PAYMENT NOTIFICATION,
I read your e-mail in regards of your fund US$10,500,000.00 Million
United States Dollars.

I was personally mandated to handle this matter to ensure that all
funds of our Citizens and others which are fraudulently being trapped
in African Banks are urgently

retrieved and paid to the actual Beneficiaries under a legal
manner.Our team of experts were delegated to Benin Republic,Nigeria,
Ivory Coast and Ghana for this task

and we discovered your File NO:BR114/80MH80L/00 as unclaimed fund. It
was discovered that officials of the Bank has only put up illegal
requirements in order to make

it difficult for you to claim your fund.

We have (4) Four options over this payment and I would advise you to
select one of them how you want this payment to be received by you.

1) Telegraphic Wire Transfer To Your Account.
2) Diplomatic Immunity Seal of Consignment Box.
3) Payment Via ATM Master Card.
4) Certified Bank Draft

Awaiting for your urgent reply.


Yours in Service,
Barrister Kelvin Chase Esq.
For more enquirers.
Email: philipmike681@gmail.com

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