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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: tmasgoodman@gmail.com
Reply-To: infoMiller77@skiff.com
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2023 02:48:46 -0800
Subject: HELLO

Attention: Sir,

This is to inform about a meeting conducted with UNITED NATIONS
secretary-General In Affiliation with World Bank concerning all the
people that lost money during international transaction from
differences countries as a whole with individuals and organizations
that needs financial support,


This includes every foreign contractors that may have not received
their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction
or international businesses that failed due to Government problems, or
much unnecessary demand by their coordinators etc.


The UNITED NATIONS in Affiliation with WORLD BANK has find out this
issue and agreed to compensate each person involved as a Globe
Foundation Welfare Support with the sum of USD$5.5Million, and your
name with email contact was found in the list of

those who are to benefit from these compensation exercise and that is
why we are contacting you,

Be informed that every arrangement regarding your cash payment Through
Diplomatic courier Services has been made; and your funds have been
Packaged as a consignment. Meanwhile,
be also informed that the Diplomatic Agent has to move down to your
Country in order to deliver the Consignment to your doorstep as appropriate.

kindly reconfirm your full information's.

FULL NAME:
HOME ADDRESS:
PHONE NUMBER:
OCCUPATION:
AGE/SEX:


We expect your urgent attention to this email to enable us monitor
this payment effectively.

Yours Faithfully,

Mr John Miller


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