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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: "Ms.Fisher" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fisherrebeccafisher44@1email.eu>
Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2017 03:34:44 +0800
Subject: /COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS/

EUROPE-UK/UNITED NATIONS 2017
COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS
REF/PAYMENTS CODE: TRASNFER #064024XXP $1.5MILLION USD
This is to bring to your notice that we delegated from the United Nations EUROPE BANK-UK to pay 300 scam victims $1 5Million each, you are listed and approved for this payments as one of the scammed victims, get back to me as soon as possible for the immediate payments of your $1 .5Million compensations funds.
On this faithful recommendations during the last UN meetings held at United Kingdom it was alarmed so much by the rest of the world in the meetings on the loose of funds by various foreigners to the scams artists operating in syndicates all over the world today, in other to retain the good image of the country,The prime minister Theresa May is now paying 300 victims of this operators $1 5Million USD each, the payments are to be paid by World Bank Asset Management Firm in USA,
According to the number of applicants at hand,84 beneficiaries has been paid ,half of the victims are from the United States,Your particulars was mentioned by one of the syndicates who was arrested in UK as one of their victims of the operations, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to anybody for any reason what so ever, the US secret service is already on trace of the criminals.
 
Upon your response to my message, I shall guide you through and provide you with details to contact the World Bank assigned affiliate who will facilitate the release of your fund.
Thanks and have a nice day.
 
Yours Truly,
 
Ms.Rebecca Fisher
World Bank office.205 6-5-17 UK

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