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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: "Elizabeth Robert" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mdredban775@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2023 01:21:10 -0700
Subject: Payment of US$4,500,000 to your account /

Ref: SNDS/GBD450/FS

Good Morning,

We wish to congratulate you for the compensation payment of US$4,500,000.00 to your account.

For the immediate transfer of the US$4,500,000.00 to your bank account, kindly contact Mrs. Margaret Alexander today with the below information, she will give you a better guidelines and you will receive the fund into your bank account without any delay.

Contact Name: Mrs. Margaret Alexander
E-mail: mdredban775@gmail.com (OR) unccpmoln@yahoo.co.jp

PLEASE NOTE: All correspondences to Mrs. Margaret Alexander must have the reference number: Ref: SNDS/GBD450/FS sent along with your Full Names and Telephone numbers for prompt attention.

Should you follow our directives, the US$4,500,000.00 compensation will be credited to your bank account within the next three (3) working days and copies of the fund transfer release documents will be sent to you and your bankers for confirmation.

Yours sincerely,

Elizabeth Robert
Financial services, UK

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