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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: Attorney John Holmes <informationmy434@gmail.com>
Reply-To: informationmy757@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2023 10:54:18 -0500
Subject: AM WAITING FOR YOUR FEED BACK VERY URGENT

United Nations Organization.
From Attorney John Holmes, Legal / Admin Dept.,
Contracts / Inheritance, Funds Recover Agency,
United Nations & European Union Collaborations-UK,
Office: 3 Whitehall Court, London SW1A 2EL, UK.
Telephone:+44 75 206 4951.
WhatsApp :+44 75 206 4902.

Attention Beneficiary,

I am Attorney John Holmes, Director of on Funds Recovery Agency in
collaboration with US Gov't, EU & United Nations for Contract
payments, Charity / Humanity funds and Inheritance payment across the
globe, this is base on the meeting held with world financial bodies,
IMF, World bank, Governments & Non-governmental agencies/human right
activists, the US, UN, EU came together to deliberates on the issues
and complains by Foreigners and Contractors that are entitled to
receive their due funds and the ill treatment melted on them.

Sequel to the message received from your attorney Mr. Frank Moss with
an affidavit of claims sworn by you that you are hospitalize and you
authorize him to receive your fund on your behalf as urgent matters
you are advice to get back to me if you are aware of this
authorization as fast as you can, this is the account he provided to
us that you send;

NAME OF BANK: BANK ONE
BANK ADDRESS: N.Y. 11373,USA
ACCOUNT #: 580294045
ACCOUNT NAME: Mr. Frank Moss
ROUTING CODE: 021407912
SWIFT CODE: NFBKWS22
Amount: US$5.5 Million Dollars only.

Before we proceed to make this transfer its important we hear from you
to ascertain the true position of claims made by Mr. Frank Moss to my
office in respect of your payment by the united nation.

Expecting to receive your email.
Yours Faithfully,
Attorney John Holmes (UN).
London - United Kingdom.

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