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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: paul.botwe@leibniz-zmt.de
Reply-To: reportdepartment323@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2023 14:30:11 +0100
Subject: European Anti-Fraud Commission

European Commission
European Anti-Fraud Commission, “EAFC”
1049 Brussels
Belgium

Attention.

it's a known truth, that the financial institutions "Banks" are extremely corrupt and they control the world and everything. in the bid to fight against corrupt practices in the Banking sectors and rebuilding trust and mutual relationship with everyone as well as corporate entity who suffered abuses of various degree, we wish to inform you that every files and information’s concerning all payment EU, Nationals beneficiaries was brought to my office in sequence, as directed by the European Anti-Fraud Commission, “EAFC”.

I must confess, I was furious after seeing your unclaimed and uncompleted transactions; it’s a national embarrassment to the European Union, more also when we discovered you, have paid all the required fee to receive your funds and yet, the funds never got to your Bank account because of corrupts interest of some highly placed officials with the responsibility to transfer the funds into your nominated Bank account.

The European Anti-Fraud Commission, has approved a compensation payment of 330,000.00 (EURO) in your name which shall be transfer to your bank account directly.

kindly respond back to us with your information as listed below.


Your Full Name:
Address:
Phone number:
Age
Occupation:
Next of Kin:

All information's to be summitted to European Anti-Fraud Commission, “EAFC” (reportdepartment323@gmail.com).

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation as we wait to read from you soonest.

Monitoring Unit Department
European Anti-Fraud Commission, “EAFC”
reportdepartment323@gmail.com

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