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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: "Jimmy" (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2023 04:50:56 -0700
Subject: From Jimmy

Dear Sir,

Greetings, I am sir Jimmy Harra HM Revebue & Customs (HMRC) First Permanent Secretary and Chief excutive HM Revenue & Customs United kingdom, can you be trusted? I got your details through business directory, made my confirmation about you and decided to write to you, i have discovered over inflated Tax paid by a contractor amounting 10 Million pounds, hidden in an escrow account belonging to my organization in one of the largest banks in the uk, As HM director General, I Can authorize the transfer of these funds to your bank account through your bank within fourteen (14) working days.

If you show your interest and capable of receiving this funds, I will give you a contact person who i have appointed to handle all the process of the transaction because of my position in UK government, i will not come out fully on this to avoid scandal, you are very free to make confirmations with him to know each order, for your cooperation and providing company account to receive the fund, you will be entitled to (30%) of the total sum involved, (15%) goes to the bank officials that will facilitate the transfer, while (10%) is maped out for any expanses during the process of the transfer to any account you choose, (45%) should be transferred to an account i would provide for you later on, To avoid any delays in the transfer of these funds, the bank is delegating an immediate transfer of these funds to your designated bank account by wire transfer, if you are interested, please Email me your full information details to my private email address, You will be contacted immediately.

I await your prompt reply.

Thanks
Jimmy

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