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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: VAN ROBERT<eiiblondon@gmail.com>
Date: 8 Aug 2023 22:18:13 -0700
Subject: IS MR. SMITH HSU YOUR REPRESENTATIVE??

I AM, MR. VAN ROBERT, THE CONFIDENTIAL SECRETARY OF INTERNATIONAL
REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT BANK OF ENGLAND UNITED KINGDOM, I WAS MOVED
TO WRITE YOU CONSIDERING MY FAMILY BACKGROUND, SO MUCH INJUSTICE
HAD BEEN DONE TO YOU. YOUR CONTRACTUAL PAYMENT WITH ACCRUED
INTEREST OF $3,545,000:00, HAS BEEN DELIBERATELY DELAYED AND
DENIED FROM YOU BECAUSE OF A COMPLEXITY IN YOUR FILE.

THIS THEY DO NOT WANT TO TELL YOU, INSTEAD THEY INTRODUCED A
FALSE MODE OF PAYMENT WHICH IS NOT IN LINE WITH THE GUIDELINES OF
THE UNITED NATION FUND OFFICE AS REGARDS FOREIGN PAYMENT THEREBY
EXTORTING MONEY FROM YOU, AT THE END YOUR FUND IS NOT REMITTED
INTO YOUR ACCOUNT, BUT THEY WILL COME UP TO YOU AGAIN WITH
FICTITIOUS STORIES AND EXCUSES FOR THE DELAY OF YOUR PAYMENT IN
THE NAME THEY ARE ACTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOREIGN PAYMENT
GUIDELINES OR UNITED KINGDOM FINANCIAL POLICY.

ALL THESE IS FALSE, THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER NOW IS THAT YOUR FUND
IS FLOATING IN THE UNITED NATION SUSPENSE ACCOUNT WITH THE
EUROPEAN ISLAMIC INVESTMENT BANK LONDON UNCLAIMED. THEY ARE
LOOKING FOR WAYS TO DIVERT IT TO AN ACCOUNT IN ASIA (JORDAN)
WHERE IT CANNOT BE TRACED.

AS I AM WRITING YOU NOW, ARRANGEMENT IS ON TOP GEAR BETWEEN THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE TEAM DEPARTMENT, THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL AND
THE HONORABLE MINISTER OF FINANCE TO HAVE ONE MR. SMITH HSU WHOM
THEY INVITED FOR THIS PURPOSE FROM JORDAN TO CLAIM AS YOUR
REPRESENTATIVE HAVING A POWER OF ATTORNEY TO ENDORSE ALL THE
NECESSARY RELEASE PAPERS AND THEY WILL WIRE YOUR FUNDS TO HIS
ACCOUNT.

THE MAIN PROBLEM AND THE ONLY REASON WHY THEY HAVE BEEN DELAYING
YOUR FUNDS TRANSFER AND DIPLOMATIC COURIER DELIVERY BASED ON THIS
ARRANGEMENTS THEY NOW WANT TO DIVERT IT IS:

(1). THERE IS NO NORMALIZATION OF YOUR CONTRACT ORIGIN. THIS
CONTRACT WAS SUBLATED TO YOU “WITHOUT A COMPLETION OF OFFICIAL
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING M.O.U RELEASE ORDER DOCUMENT” (BASED
ON INFORMATION AND PROOFS OF THIS EVIDENCE GATHERED FROM THE
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS - ARCHIVES UNIT).

(2). PROPER CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP WAS NOT DONE COMPLETELY ON YOUR
OVERDUE FUND TRANSFER. YOUR NAME APPEARS AS THE BENEFICIARY,
WHILEIN THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS - ARCHIVES UNIT,
PRESTON COURT LTD APPEARS AS BENEFICIARY.THE ONLY PERSON THAT CAN
BE ABLE TO STOP THEM AND SAVE YOU FROM THIS MESS IS THE CURRENT
DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE/FOREIGN OPERATIONS
DEPARTMENT OF THE EUROPEAN ISLAMIC INVESTMENT BANK UNITED KINGDOM
IN THE PERSON OF MR. AABED AL ZEERA, HE HAS BEEN MANDATED TO
HANDLE ALL FOREIGN CONTRACTORS PAYMENT.

TELL HIM:

(1). YOU HAVE NO IDEA OF ANY PERSON IN THE NAME OF MR. SMITH HSU
WHO CLAIMS TO BE YOUR REPRESENTATIVE.

(2). YOU DID NOT GIVE ANY POWER OF ATTORNEY TO ANYBODY OR GROUP
OF PERSONS TO ACT ON YOUR BEHALF AND HAVE NOT CHANGED YOUR
ACCOUNT NUMBER.

(3). HIS PRIVATE Email: eiiblondon@gmail.com 

(4). THAT YOU ARE READY TO COMPLETE AND ENDORSE THE MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING FOR THE RELEASE ORDER DOCUMENT

THIS MATTER NEEDS A 100% ATTENTION OR ELSE YOUR FUND WITHIN THE
NEXT SEVEN BANKING DAYS WILL BE DIVERTED TO AN UNKNOWN ACCOUNT.

THEREFORE, YOU HAVE TO BE CONSTANTLY IN COMMUNICATION WITH MR.
AABED AL ZEERA FOR YOUR OWN INTEREST GIVING HIM YOUR UTMOST
COOPERATION.

PLEASE TRY AS MUCH AS YOU CAN TO KEEP ME POSTED.

BEST REGARDS.

MR. VAN ROBERT,
THE CONFIDENTIAL SECRETARY OF INT'L REMITTANCE DEP
BANK OF ENGLAND UNITED KINGDOM.

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