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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: UNITED NATION <carlislerichardesq@gmail.com>
Reply-To: unitednn09@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 18:14:08 +0100
Subject: Attention Beneficiary,Claim Your Fund

Attn: Beneficiary,

We got a report this afternoon from Zenith Bank, MR RUBEN FRANCISCO
GARCIA from HONDURAS forward his below Account information to Zenith
Bank that you instructed to transfer your Fund USD$10.5 Million into
MR RUBEN FRANCISCO GARCIA account.

Below is the account information MR RUBEN FRANCISCO GARCIA forwarded
to Zenith Bank this afternoon.

BANK NAME: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
BANK ADDRESS: P.O.BOX 6995
PORTLAND, OR 97228-6995
USA.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 1010107810690.
ACCOUNT NAME: MR RUBEN FRANCISCO GARCIA.

SWIFT: WFBIUS6S.
ROUTING: 121000248.

HOME ADDRESS:
COLONIA ORQUIDEA BLANCA, 18 AVE., 9 CALLE, N.O., # 903.
SAN PEDRO SULA, HONDURAS

Please reply immediately the Zenith Bank and the Federal Government
urgently want to know if you are the one instructed MR RUBEN
FRANCISCO GARCIA to claim your Fund USD$10.5 Million .


Looking forward for your urgent reply.


Regards

Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard
The U.S. Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Nigeria

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