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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: TD Bank <philiptuga02@gmail.com>
Reply-To: tdbank443@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2023 06:17:40 +0100
Subject: US$10,700.000.00 Payment Notification From Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD
Bank) Canada.

CEO: Bharat Masrani (1 Nov 2014–)
Headquarters: Toronto, Canada
Number of employees: ~90,000 (FTE, FY2020)
Founded: 1 February 1955, Toronto, Canada
Divisions: TD Canada Trust
Subsidiaries: TD Canada Trust, TD Bank, TD Securities, MORE
Predecessors: Bank of Toronto, The Dominion Bank

Congratulations!!

Your payment has been approved and endorsed by the United Nation
Organization authorities,

Your detailed information has been confirmed with the instruction and
approvals given from International Monetary Fund and Federal Bureau
Investigation (FBI, Washington DC, USA regards the deposited funds
from IMF, sum US$10,700,000.00. as full payment of your inheritance
fund.

Due to the incessant scam activities going around the globe, Federal
Bureau Investigation (FBI) and Homeland Security Director, MG Timothy
J. Weinberg, Adjutant General and Director State Military Department
,Washington Military Dept., Bldg 1 Camp Murray, WA 98430-5000 has
instructed our Financial Institution to use high Performance in
Banking System set up Barclays Personal On-line Banking Account.

The sum of US$10,700,000.00 was deposited in our Bank and we have
been instructed to pay you directly via personal on-line bank

The Management has resolved to open Personal On-line Banking Account
for you with our bank and then give you the on-line access which will
enable you to check and make electronics wire transfer out to any part
of the world of your choice.

We are going to have this account open on your name as soon as you
reply to this important e-mail and give you your new open account
information for your record.

Once we show you prove of fund by giving you the new Personal On-line
Account and your real account balance of US$10,700,000.00 which is
your Part payment of the full amount credited to you

We are only given the benefit of doubt by agreeing to show you that we
are capable of opening the new account on your behalf and give you
full online access for your record.

Let me know that you agree and understand the importance of this
matter before we go ahead and get this matter completed for you
because we are professional in handling international matters like
this.

Kindly Send the Above information to enable us to set the account open for you.

(1) Full name:.................
(2) Phone Number:.......
(3) Your Occupation:...............
(4) Country of origin:...............
(5) Date of Birth:................
(6) Email Address:..........

Please, reconfirm your direct phone number to enable voice communication

Looking forward for your next letter

Thank you for your patient.

Kindly get back to us by reconfirming your full information.

Thank you once again and God Bless America.

Faithfully
Mr.Dennis Williams
God Bless You.
+1 (347) 234-5928
+1 (347) 234-5928

PLEASE SEND YOUR NAME AS IT IS CLEARLY WRITTEN IN YOUR PASSPORT AND ID
CARDS SO THAT WE WILL NOT MAKE MISTAKE IN OPENING OF THE NON
RESIDENTIAL BANK ACCOUNT UNDER YOUR NAME.

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